Abstract
SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.
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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Authors:Bentham Science Books