title: New perspectives on natural products in TB drug research.
abstract: The challenge of discovering new, urgently needed anti-TB drugs from natural sources requires a truly interdisciplinary research. Cutting-edge mycobacteriology and innovative natural products chemistry tools have to be developed and employed in tandem, in order to meet these demands. The present review provides cross-linkage to the most recent literature on anti-TB active natural products and summarizes the recent developments in both fields and their potential to impact the early steps of the TB drug discovery process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
authors.forename: Guido F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Pauli
authors.forename: Ryan J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Case
authors.forename: Taichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inui
authors.forename: Yuehong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Sanghyun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Nikolaus H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Scott G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Franzblau
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use / Q000633:toxicity; D001681:Biological Assay; D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use / Q000633:toxicity; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D001688:Biological Products