Indole Alkaloids from Marine Sources as Potential Leads against Infectious Diseases

Abstract EN

Indole alkaloids comprise a large and complex class of natural products found in a variety of marine sources.

Infectious diseases remain a major threat to public health, and in the absence of long-term protective vaccines, the control of these infectious diseases is based on a small number of chemotherapeutic agents.

Furthermore, the emerging resistance against these drugs makes it urgently necessary to discover and develop new, safe and, effective anti-infective agents.

In this regard, the aim of this review is to highlight indole alkaloids from marine sources which have been shown to demonstrate activity against infectious diseases.