Large quantities of material are being collected from the bush or the Oceans for screening of novel products which acts as a good drug to cure many severe diseases and also used for the initial stages of the drug discovery process. Marine bioprospecting has significantly increased over the last decades and leads to discover new molecules. This article mainly focus on prospecting marine resources, approaches and techniques, medicinal value of prospected materials from the different type of organisms.
V. Lakshme Gayathre*
Dr. M.G.R. Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thalainayeru, Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Tamil Nadu (614 712), India
M. Kalaiarasan
Directorate of Incubation and Vocational Training in Fisheries, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Tamil Nadu (623 519), India
S. Balasundari
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