ReviewActa pharmaceutica Sinica. B2017
Insects: an underrepresented resource for the discovery of biologically active natural products.
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- Identification of Multifunctional Putative Bioactive Peptides in the Insect Model Red Palm Weevil (Biomolecules · 2024Article
- Entomophagy and entomo-therapeutic practices in a mountainous territory in southeast Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine · 2024Article
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- A Review on Chemical Structures and Biological Activities of Dopamine Derivatives from Medicinal Insects.Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry · 2024Review
- Distinct fungal microbiomes of two Thai commercial stingless bee species,Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024Article
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- Attitudes to the use of animals in biomedical research: Effects of stigma and selected research project summaries.PloS one · 2023Article
- Insects as food and medicine: a sustainable solution for global health and environmental challenges.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Review
- A minireview of the medicinal and edible insects from the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Review
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Abstract
Nature has been the source of life-changing and -saving medications for centuries. Aspirin, penicillin and morphine are prime examples of Nature׳s gifts to medicine. These discoveries catalyzed the field of natural product drug discovery which has mostly focused on plants. However, insects have more than twice the number of species and entomotherapy has been in practice for as long as and often in conjunction with medicinal plants and is an important alternative to modern medicine in many parts of the world. Herein, an overview of current traditional medicinal applications of insects and characterization of isolated biologically active molecules starting from approximately 2010 is presented. Insect natural products reviewed were isolated from ants, bees, wasps, beetles, cockroaches, termites, flies, true bugs, moths and more. Biological activities of these natural products from insects include antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral, anticancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects.
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