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The potential for the marine biotechnology industry
| Title: | The potential for the marine biotechnology industry. |
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| Name(s): | Pomponi, Shirley A., creator | |
| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1999 | |
| Publisher: | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | |
| Extent: | 5 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3343835 (digitool), FADT3343835 (IID), fau:6449 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
The marine environment is a rich source of both biological and chemical diversity. This diversity has been the source of unique chemical compounds with the potential for industrial development as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, nutritional supplements, molecular probes, enzymes, fine chemicals, and agrichemicals. Each of these classes of marine bioproducts has a potential multi-billion dollar market value (BioScience, 1996). Thousands of unique chemical compounds have been identified from a relatively small number of the ocean’s biological and chemical diversity (Ireland et al, 1993). The oceans represent a virtually untapped resource for discovery of even more novel compounds with useful activity. This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS3768 and may be cited as: Pomponi, S. A. (1999). The potential for the marine biotechnology industry. In B. Cicin-Sain, B., R. W. Knecht & N. Foster (Eds.), Trends and Future Challenges for U.S. National Ocean and Coastal Policy: Proceedings. (pp. 101-104). Silver Spring, MD: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1448. |
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| Subject(s): |
Marine biotechnology Biotechnology Pharmaceutical biotechnology |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3343835 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1999 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
