title: Microbial secondary metabolites play important roles in medicine; prospects for discovery of new drugs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bentley
mesh_terms: D016573:Agrochemicals / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D019448:Ethnobotany; D005658:Fungi / Q000378:metabolism*; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D006801:Humans; D008387:Marine Toxins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D016573:Agrochemicals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D008387:Marine Toxins; D009183:Mycotoxins; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations