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Abstract

Sesquiterpene lactones (STLs) are natural and semisynthetic compounds displaying interesting biological activities, including antiprotozoal, anti-inflammatory, and cytotoxic among the most studied. Some compounds belonging to this group have recently been described as promising antimicrobial hits. In this chapter, the antifungal, antibacterial, and antiviral properties will be discussed, taking into account their basic chemical scaffolds.

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Abbreviations

ATCC:

American Type Culture Collection

DNA:

Deoxyribonucleic acid

EC50 :

Half maximal effective concentration

HBeAg:

Hepatitis B e antigen

HBsAg:

Hepatitis B virus surface antigen

HBV:

Hepatitis B virus

IC50 :

Half-maximal inhibitory concentration

MIC:

Minimum inhibitory concentration

MTCC:

Microbial Type Culture Collection

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  1. Farmacognosia – Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas – CONICET – Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Suipacha 531, (S2002LRK) - Rosario, Argentina

    María Victoria Castelli & Silvia Noelí López

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Castelli, M.V., López, S.N. (2018). Effects on Other Microorganisms. In: Sülsen, V., Martino, V. (eds) Sesquiterpene Lactones. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78274-4_12

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