Historically, plants with a wide range of natural products they possess have long served as
important sources of therapeutical agents. Unfortunately, progress in the construction of …

Antibiotic resistance is now considered a worldwide problem that puts public health at risk.
The onset of bacterial strains resistant to conventional antibiotics and the scarcity of new …

Alkaloids are nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds typically isolated from plants.
They represent one of the most important types of natural products because of their large …

With reports of pandrug-resistant bacteria causing untreatable infections, the need for new
antibacterial therapies is more pressing than ever. Alkaloids are a large and structurally …

Background: Fungal infections have been causing serious problems in all age groups,
especially in immune-compromised individuals. Various synthetic agents are in clinical …

In the current study, 33 isoquinoline alkaloids belonging to protopine-, benzylisoquinoline-,
benzophenanthridine-, spirobenzylisoquinoline-, phthalideisoquinoline-, aporphine …

The crisis of antibiotic resistance necessitates creative and innovative approaches, from
chemical identification and analysis to the assessment of bioactivity. Plant natural products …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the alkaloid natural products that are particularly
active against Leishmania sp., Trypanosomacruzi, Trypanosomabrucei, and Plasmodium …

There is a pressing need in antibiotic drug discovery for new drugs to counterbalance the
effects of multidrug resistance. Plants represent a viable platform for such endeavors owing …

Pasteur and Joubert, in 1877, were among the first to recognize the potential of microbial
products as therapeutic agents and demonstrated that common microorganisms could …