A methoxylated flavone fromArtemisia afrakillsMycobacterium tuberculosis
Joshua J. Kellogg,
Maria Natalia Alonso,
R. Teal Jordan
et al.
Abstract:Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), is a deadly and debilitating disease globally affecting millions annually. Emerging drug-resistant Mtb strains endanger the efficacy of the current combination therapies employed to treat tuberculosis; therefore, there is an urgent need to develop novel drugs to combat this disease. Artemisia afra is used traditionally in southern Africa to treat malaria and recently has shown anti tuberculosis activity. This genus synthesizes a prodigious number of phy… Show more
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