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Bioprospecting (also known as biodiversity prospecting) is the exploration of natural sources for small molecules, macromolecules and biochemical and genetic information that could be developed into commercially valuable products for the agricultural, aquaculture, bioremediation, cosmetics, nanotechnology, or pharmaceutical industries.
Jun 25, 2021 · This chapter briefly explains the phenomenon and significance of bioprospecting of natural products with a short discussion on its advantages and limitations. The chapter further highlights the significance of plants in bioprospecting shedding light on the recent trends and modern technologies assisting bioprospecting.
- Ramya Krishnan, Sudhir P. Singh, Santosh Kumar Upadhyay
- 2021
May 1, 2011 · Bioprospecting is the exploration of biodiversity for new resources of social and commercial value. It is carried out by a wide range of established industries such as pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and agriculture as well as a wide range of comparatively new ones such as aquaculture, bioremediation, biomining, biomimetic engineering and ...
- Andrew J. Beattie, Mark Hay, Bill Magnusson, Rocky de Nys, James Smeathers, Julian F. V. Vincent
- 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2010.02170.x
- 2011
- 2011/05/05
May 1, 1993 · Synopsis. Argues that biodiversity prospecting ventures won't succeed if they don't promote sustainable development. Focus on three institutional elements that will ultimately determine the course of this industry: organizations, contracts, national legislation.
Nov 21, 2023 · The definition of bioprospecting, sometimes called biodiversity prospecting, is the search for and commercialization of new products derived from nature. Simply put, it...
- Bioprospecting can be beneficial in many ways. One benefit of bioprospecting is that it helps to discover resources that benefit society. Another b...
- Bioprospecting is the search for and commercialization of natural resources that can provide benefits to humans. These resources are harvested and...
- There are many examples of bioprospecting that are commonly used today. The Penicillium fungi helped to develop the antibiotic penicillin. The opiu...
Jan 23, 2016 · Biodiversity prospecting, or bioprospecting, is the exploration of biodiversity and biochemicals with the intention of developing and commercializing products. However, not all investigations on biodiversity are considered bioprospecting, e.g., academic research, although these may have commercial applications in the future.
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Bio-prospecting—the search for valuable chemical products in natural biological resources 1 —is an important potential source of novel chemical and biological products for medicine, agriculture, and other industries. 2 But a great deal of the world’s “biodiversity” is found in developing countries, which often lack the research ...
