Abstract
In this chapter, some successful drugs derived from plant secondary metabolites in their original or modified forms, and other substances, currently under clinical trial as drug candidates, as well as several additional compounds used as biochemical probes afforded from plants, will be described. A general description of the importance and perspective of plants in drug discovery will also be given.
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Pan, L., De Blanco, E. J. C., & Kinghorn, A. D. (2009). Plant-derived natural products as leads for drug discovery. In Plant-derived Natural Products: Synthesis, Function, and Application (pp. 547–567). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85498-4_24
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