Abstract
This chapter deals with the role of seas and oceans in human life; marine
biodiversity; marine drugs and their origin; groups of marine biota as sources of drugs;
importance and advantages of the production of marine drugs; pharmaceutical marine
biodiversity in the development of marine drugs; existing problems in the development
of new marine drugs; and remedial measures for the adequate supply of bioactive
compounds for the production of cost-effective new drugs for various diseases.
Keywords: Marine biodiversity, Marine organisms as drug sources, Origin of marine drugs, Pharmaceutical marine biodiversity, Problems in marine drug development.
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Santhanam Ramesh, Ramasamy Santhanam, Veintramuthu Sankar ;Introduction, Marine Biopharmaceuticals: Scope and Prospects (2024) 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.2174/9789815196474124010003
DOI https://doi.org/10.2174/9789815196474124010003 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |