Biopiracy of natural products and good bioprospecting practice

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Efferth T., Banerjee M., Paul N. W., Abdelfatah S., Arend J., Elhassan G., ...More

PHYTOMEDICINE, vol.23, no.2, pp.166-173, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.phymed.2015.12.006
  • Journal Name: PHYTOMEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.166-173
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Biopiracy mainly focuses on the use of biological resources and/or knowledge of indigenous tribes or communities without allowing them to share the revenues generated out of economic exploitation or other non-monetary incentives associated with the resource/knowledge.