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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
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Editorial

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

Valeria P Sülsen. Molecules. .

Abstract

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

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The author declares no conflict of interest.

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