About the Book: Medicinal Marine Life: Therapeutic Potentials of Marine
Bryozoans and Crustaceans
Most of the presently available drugs are mainly of terrestrial origin; and
drugs from the marine sources are very much limited as the research on medicinal
marine life started only in 1950s. Marine organisms have been reported to be a
huge reservoir of innovative medical drugs due to their unique secondary
metabolites with vast bioactivities. Among the different groups of marine
organisms, the sponges, cnidarians and microbes have been reported to contribute
more than 50% of the marine bioactive compounds. Within marine invertebrates,
the Bryozoans and Crustaceans are also found to be important sources
Book Specifications
ISBN-13 9788169614009
Language English
Binding Hard Bound
Publisher SBS Publishers and Distributors Pvt. Ltd.