Living organisms (bacteria, fungi, lichens, algae, worms, mushrooms, higher plants, and aquatic and terrestrial animals) produce a plethora of chemical compounds, the natural products , that lie at the heart of an ecological interaction, acting as molecular messengers in defense, attack, sexual attraction, territorial and trail marking, in pollination, as venoms, etc. Eventually, human beings make use of them for their own purposes as food additives, flavoring, cosmetics, fragrances, hallucinogens, in pest control, and as therapeutic agents. The present review compares the participation of Brazilian scientists in the chemistry and pharmacology of natural products with that of other scientists from 69 countries in five continents in 36 selected journals. It also shows the analogy between the Human Development Index (HDI) and the rank of the countries with the number published articles. The search was performed in the Web of Knowledge by cross-selecting the names of each journal with that of each country for the period 1945-2013.Keywords: Brazil; chemistry of natural products; pharmacology of natural products; peer journals. ResumoOrganismos vivos (bactérias, fungos, liquens, vermes, cogumelos, vegetais superiores, e animais aquáticos e terrestres) produzem uma pletora de substâncias químicas, os produtos naturais , que estão no coração de uma interação ecológica, atuando como mensageiros moleculares na defesa, ataque, atração sexual, marcação territorial e de trilha, na polinização, como venenos, etc. Eventualmente, os seres humanos fazem uso deles para o seu próprio benefício como aditivos, flavorizantes, cosméticos, fragrância, alucinógenos, no controle de pestes, e como agentes terapêuticos. Esta revisão compara a participação de cientistas brasileiros na química e farmacologia de produtos naturais com a de cientistas de 69 países de cinco continentes em 36 periódicos selecionados. Ela também mostra a analogia entre o Índice de Desenvolvimento Humano (IDH) e a classificação dos países com o número de artigos publicados. A pesquisa foi realizada na Web of Knowledge através de seleção cruzada do nome de cada periódico com o de cada país no período 1945-2013.Palavras-chave: Brasil; química de produtos naturais; farmacologia de produtos naturais; periódicos.
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