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medicinal plants
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For a large proportion of recorded human history, ___ have been a major resource for treating and preventing disease.
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sources of prototype drug molecules (“lead compounds”)
biochemical tools cellular |
small organic molecules from organisms are invaluable ___ and ____ for probing fundamental ___ processes.
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understanding the molecular mechanisms
natural products |
The last fifty years have heralded great advances
in the field of drug discovery in terms of ____ underlying human disease, and ___ have played a part in elucidating these processes |
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TRUE
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TRUE or FALSE. When plant-derived natural products are examined specifically, it may be seen that they remain an invaluable but still incompletely exhausted resource for drug discovery purposes.
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treating and preventing disease; prototype drug molecule sources; biochemical tools for probing fundamental cell processes; understanding molecular mechanisms underlying diseases
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Give 3 importance of Natural Products
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