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Development of pharmacologically active drugs from marine organisms

Numerous marine organisms represent promising candidates for the development of pharmacologically active drugs. Countries such as USA, Australia, Japan and France have been administering national mammoth projects to screen out active marine compounds applicable to intractable diseases like cancer, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or resistant bacterial infection. Due to the recent progress of supportive fields, especially chemical analysis techniques, to marine natural product research, the discovery of noble marine substances is greatly facilitated. In view of the species variety and biomass richness of unutilized marine organisms, the importance and necessity of research on this area is discussed.