What's in a Name? Can Mullein Weed Beat TB Where Modern Drugs Are Failing?
Figure 3
Plant iridoids and antibacterial activity. Iridoids consist of a cyclopentane ring fused to a six-membered oxygen heterocycle—Figure 3(). Within plants, they are most often bound to glucose as glycosides. The injectable drug Streptomycin (Figure 3()) which can be used in the treatment of tuberculosis is glycosidal in nature. (Figure adapted from IUPAC. McNaught AD, Wilkinson A. Compendium of Chemical Terminology. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications 1997).
