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Marine Bioprospecting to Improve Knowledge of the Biological Sciences and Industrial Processes

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Definition

Bioprospecting or biodiversity prospecting is defined as the systematic search for genes, natural compounds, designs, and whole organisms in wild life with a potential for product development for pharmaceutical, cosmetic, agricultural, and other applications, without disruption to nature (Mateo et al. 2001).

Introduction

Oceans are the largest natural habitat on earth with a substantial biodiversity that occupies approximately 70% of the planet’s surface (Polidoro et al. 2008). They have varying physical and chemical conditions, which causes organisms to exhibit a variety of molecules with unique characteristics (Faulkner 2001; Simmons et al. 2005). The seas and oceans contain a huge source of biological, genetic, and chemical diversity. More than 300,000 plant and animal species are known, of which a small percentage have already resulted in the characterization of over 12,000 new chemical compounds. Marine ecosystem services produce a huge diversity of goods and services...

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Morgado, F., Vieira, L.R. (2020). Marine Bioprospecting to Improve Knowledge of the Biological Sciences and Industrial Processes. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Affordable and Clean Energy. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71057-0_117-1

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