Drugs from the Sea

Buch | Hardcover

158 Seiten

2000
Karger, S (Verlag)
978-3-8055-7098-5 (ISBN)

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Marine organisms have attracted much attention as potential sources for drugs over recent years. This timely book covers the discovery, development and production of drugs from marine bacteria, fungi, microalgae, sponges and opisthobranch mollusks. A recent highlight of marine natural product research described here is the development of a painkilling drug from the venom of a sea snail. Detailed accounts are also given on a novel anticancer drug, which was first isolated from a sponge, and a potential antiosteoporotic drug of hexacoral origin. The main challenge for future new drugs from the sea remains supply, but with production by fermentation and aquaculture two promising solutions are presented. The paper dealing with the identification and culture of symbiotic bacteria responsible for the production of bioactive sponge metabolites will make valuable reading for many researchers. 'Drugs from the Sea' will be of special interest to marine ecologists, chemists, and pharmacologists involved in drug development.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	14.9.2000
Zusatzinfo	74 fig., 1 in color, 10 tab.
Verlagsort	Basel
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	480 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pharmazie
Schlagworte	Algen • Biotechnology • Chemistry • Chemotherapy • HC/Medizin/Pharmazie • Meerespflanzen • Pharmaceutics • pharmacology • Schwamm (biol.) • Schwamm (Biologie)
ISBN-10	3-8055-7098-8 / 3805570988
ISBN-13	978-3-8055-7098-5 / 9783805570985
Zustand	Neuware