Abstract:
Many promising bioactive substances derived from the marine
ecosystem have already been isolated and studied. The prospect
of finding a new drug in the sea, especially among coral reef
species, may be 300 to 400 times more likely than isolating one
from a terrestrial ecosystem. Several extracts from the marine
organisms are being advanced, including a cancer therapy based
on extracts from algae and a painkiller derived from the venom in
cone snails.
