Editorial

. 2021 Feb 26;26(5):1251.

doi: 10.3390/molecules26051251.

Sesquiterpene Lactones and Diterpenes: Promising Therapeutic Candidates for Infectious Diseases, Neoplasms and Other Chronic Disorders

Valeria P Sülsen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco (IQUIMEFA), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, 1113 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
² Cátedra de Farmacognosia, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 1113 Buenos Aires, Argentina.

PMID: 33652593
PMCID: PMC7956199
DOI: 10.3390/molecules26051251

Editorial

Sesquiterpene Lactones and Diterpenes: Promising Therapeutic Candidates for Infectious Diseases, Neoplasms and Other Chronic Disorders

Valeria P Sülsen. Molecules. 2021.

. 2021 Feb 26;26(5):1251.

doi: 10.3390/molecules26051251.

Author

Valeria P Sülsen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Instituto de Química y Metabolismo del Fármaco (IQUIMEFA), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, 1113 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
² Cátedra de Farmacognosia, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 1113 Buenos Aires, Argentina.

PMID: 33652593
PMCID: PMC7956199
DOI: 10.3390/molecules26051251

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Nature is an important source for the discovery of new bioactive compounds [...].

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