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ReviewEXCLI journal2018

Natural products as reservoirs of novel therapeutic agents.

Sadaf Mushtaq, Bilal Haider Abbasi, Bushra Uzair, Rashda Abbasi

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Review in EXCLI journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 102 papers.

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102citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

102 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Sadaf MushtaqDepartment of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad-45320, Pakistan.
Bilal Haider AbbasiDepartment of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad-45320, Pakistan.
Bushra UzairDepartment of Bioinformatics & Biotechnology, Faculty of Basic & Applied Sciences, International Islamic University, Sector H-8, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Rashda AbbasiInstitute of Biomedical & Genetic Engineering (IBGE), Sector G-9/1, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since ancient times, natural products from plants, animals, microbial and marine sources have been exploited for treatment of several diseases. The knowledge of our ancestors is the base of modern drug discovery process. However, due to the presence of extensive biodiversity in natural sources, the percentage of secondary metabolites screened for bioactivity is low. This review aims to provide a brief overview of historically significant natural therapeutic agents along with some current potential drug candidates. It will also provide an insight into pros and cons of natural product discovery and how development of recent approaches has answered the challenges associated with it.

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animalsbioactivemarine organismsmicrobesplantssecondary metabolites

Identifiers

PMID29805348
PMCPMC5962900

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