Drug discovery from uncultivable microorganisms

Drug Discovery Today

Volumn 15, Issue 17-18, 2010, Pages 792-799

  Singh, Brajesh K ^a,b   Macdonald, Catriona A ^c  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMRUBICIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL VECTOR; BECATECARIN; BIAPENEM; DAPTOMYCIN; ECO 4601; ELSAMIRUCINI; EVEROLIMUS; GEMTUZUMAB OZOGAMICIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MIGLUSTAT; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PIMECROLIMUS; RAMOPLANIN; RETAPAMULEN; ROMIDEPSIN; ROSUVASTATIN; SPICAMYCINE; TELITHROMYCIN; TIACUMICIN B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VORINOSTAT;

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DNA LIBRARY; DRUG COST; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; METAGENOMICS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DRUG DISCOVERY; DRUGS, INVESTIGATIONAL; FUNGI; HUMANS; METAGENOMICS;

EID: 77956493932     PISSN: 13596446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2010.07.002     Document Type: Review

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