Give two examples of medical compounds derived from aquatic organisms and their medical utility
What will be an ideal response?
(other examples may apply):
• Magainins from a frog, used as antimicrobials
• Calcitonin from salmon, used to treat osteoporosis
• Hirudin from leeches, used as a blood thinner
• Eribulin from a sea sponge, used to treat cancer
• Yondelis from a sea squirt, used to treat soft tissue carcinomas
Introduction to Biotechnology, 3e (Thieman)
Chapter 11 Medical Biotechnology
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