The Increasing Importance Of Carbohydrates In Medicinal Chemistry

The carbohydrates have been important for over 100 years and the study of its activities has grown of surprising form, mainly with regard to the diversity of biological applications. In this way, this work aims to select some examples that emphasize the importance of carbohydrates as bioactive substances, with regard to antibacterial, antiviral, antineoplastic, antiprotozoal, antifungal activity among others, related recently in literature.