bioprospecting

bi·o·pros·pect·ing

B5272050 (bī′ō-prŏs′pĕk-tĭng)n. The attempt to discover in living organisms biochemicals or genetic sequences that have medical, agricultural, or industrial value.

bi′o·pros′pec·tor n.

bioprospecting

(ˌbaɪəʊˈprɒspɛktɪŋ) n (Commerce) searching for plant or animal species for use as a source of commercially exploitable products, such as medicinal drugs

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bioprospecting

(bī′ō-prŏs′pĕk-tĭng)n. The attempt to discover in living organisms biochemicals or genetic sequences that have medical, agricultural, or industrial value.

bi′o·pros′pec·tor n.

bioprospecting

The analysis of plants, animals, insects and other organisms in an ecosystem with high biodiversity for therapeutic candidate molecules and substances.

bioprospecting

searching for economically valuable biochemical and genetic resources from ANIMALS, PLANTS and MICROORGANISMS in nature. Examples of products obtained include biochemicals with pharmaceutical activities, such as taxol with ANTI-TUMOUR activity; and enzymes, such as Taq POLYMERASE, from the THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM Thermus aquaticus, used in the POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION.

Some definitions include exploitation of whole organisms, as in BIOPESTICIDES and BIOREMEDIATION.

单词	bioprospecting
释义	bioprospecting bi·o·pros·pect·ing B5272050 (bī′ō-prŏs′pĕk-tĭng)n. The attempt to discover in living organisms biochemicals or genetic sequences that have medical, agricultural, or industrial value. bi′o·pros′pec·tor n. bioprospecting (ˌbaɪəʊˈprɒspɛktɪŋ) n (Commerce) searching for plant or animal species for use as a source of commercially exploitable products, such as medicinal drugs Translations bioprospecting bioprospecting [‚bī·ō′prä·spek·tiŋ] (pharmacology) The search for new pharmaceutical (and sometimes nutritional or agricultural) products from natural sources, such as plants, microorganisms, and sometimes animals. bioprospecting bioprospecting (bī′ō-prŏs′pĕk-tĭng)n. The attempt to discover in living organisms biochemicals or genetic sequences that have medical, agricultural, or industrial value. bi′o·pros′pec·tor n. bioprospecting The analysis of plants, animals, insects and other organisms in an ecosystem with high biodiversity for therapeutic candidate molecules and substances. bioprospecting searching for economically valuable biochemical and genetic resources from ANIMALS, PLANTS and MICROORGANISMS in nature. Examples of products obtained include biochemicals with pharmaceutical activities, such as taxol with ANTI-TUMOUR activity; and enzymes, such as Taq POLYMERASE, from the THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM Thermus aquaticus, used in the POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION. Some definitions include exploitation of whole organisms, as in BIOPESTICIDES and BIOREMEDIATION.
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