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Natural products as mediators of disease

  • Neha Garg
  • , Tal Luzzatto-Knaan
  • , Alexey V. Melnik
  • , Andrés Mauricio Caraballo-Rodríguez
  • , Dimitrios J. Floros
  • , Daniel Petras
  • , Rachel Gregor
  • , Pieter C. Dorrestein
  • , Vanessa V. Phelan

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Abstract

Covering: up to 2016 Humans are walking microbial ecosystems, each harboring a complex microbiome with the genetic potential to produce a vast array of natural products. Recent sequencing data suggest that our microbial inhabitants are critical for maintaining overall health. Shifts in microbial communities have been correlated to a number of diseases including infections, inflammation, cancer, and neurological disorders. Some of these clinically and diagnostically relevant phenotypes are a result of the presence of small molecules, yet we know remarkably little about their contributions to the health of individuals. Here, we review microbe-derived natural products as mediators of human disease.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)194-219
Number of pages26
JournalNatural Product Reports
Volume34
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2017
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Royal Society of Chemistry.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

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