Biomolecules with anti-Mycobacterial activity Book in Scopus uri icon

abstract

  • Tuberculosis is an infectious, primary pulmonary disease, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that remains an important public health problem worldwide with approximately nine million new cases and two million deaths per year. TB is considered the most important disease caused by a single infectious agent and its control has been difficult due to the lack of an effective vaccine, association with HIV infection and the progressive development of resistance to anti-TB drugs. Alternative anti-mycobacterial drugs are urgently needed; studies have shown that medicinal plants traditionally used to treat respiratory diseases are a potential source of new and efficient compounds to treat tuberculosis. In this chapter we will describe some compounds, found in plants that have been tested in different bioassays and showed anti-mycobacterial activity. © 2009 Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.

publication date

  • December 1, 2009