Not as fab as we thought

Abstract

Ever since penicillin was isolated from mould, it has been assumed that naturally occurring antibiotics are good starting points for drug-discovery programmes. The latest study shows that this isn't always true.

Authors

Zlitni S; Brown ED

Journal

Nature, Vol. 458, No. 7234, pp. 39–40

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

March 5, 2009

DOI

10.1038/458039a

ISSN

0028-0836

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Eric Brown

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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