The increasing importance of carbohydrates in medicinal chemistry

  • Nogueira C
  • Parmanhan B
  • Farias P
  • et al.
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Abstract

The carbohydrates have been important for over 100 years and the study of its activities has grown of surprising form, mainly with regard to the diversity of biological applications. In this way, this work aims to select some examples that emphasize the importance of carbohydrates as bioactive substances, with regard to antibacterial, antiviral, antineoplastic, antiprotozoal, antifungal activity among others, related recently in literature. Resumo Os carboidratos tem sido importantes a mais de 100 anos e o estudo de suas atividades tem crescido de forma surpreendente, principalmente com relação à diversidade de aplicações biológicas. Dessa forma, esse trabalho tem como objetivo selecionar alguns exemplos que enfatizem a importância dos carboidratos como substâncias bioativas, destacando as atividades antibacterianas, antivirais, antineoplásicas, antiprotozoárias, antifúngicas entre outras, relatadas recentemente na literatura.

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Nogueira, C. M., Parmanhan, B. R., Farias, P. P., & Corrêa, A. G. (2009). The increasing importance of carbohydrates in medicinal chemistry. Revista Virtual de Química, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.5935/1984-6835.20090017

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