Download or read book Recent Advances in Marine Biotechnology, Vol. 6 written by Milton Fingerman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The marine environment has been, and continues to be, a fruitful source of novel chemical compounds that are not found in terrestrial and freshwater organisms. Many of these substances show potential biomedical applications, which could lead to development of new pharmaceutical products. Research on the utilization of natural products from marine o