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Natural products as a source of Alzheimer's drug leads

Year: 2010

Type: review

Abstract: This review focuses on recent developments in the use of natural products as therapeutics for Alzheimer's disease. The compounds span a diverse array of structural classes and are organized according to their mechanism of action, with the focus primarily on the major hypotheses. Overall, the review discusses more than 180 compounds and summarizes 400 references.

Source: Natural Product Reports

DOI: 10.1039/c0np00027b

Authors: Philip Williams, Analia Sorribas, Melanie-Jayne R. Howes

Institutions: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Language: English

Topic: Alzheimer's disease research and treatments

Subfield: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Public Health Service, National Institute on Aging