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Biopiracy of natural products and good bioprospecting practice

Issued Date

2016-02-15

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Article

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1618095X
09447113

DOI

10.1016/j.phymed.2015.12.006

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2-s2.0-84958158922

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Mahidol University

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Bibliographic Citation

Phytomedicine. Vol.23, No.2 (2016), 166-173

Suggested Citation

Thomas Efferth, Mita Banerjee, Norbert W. Paul, Sara Abdelfatah, Joachim Arend, Gihan Elhassan, Sami Hamdoun, Rebecca Hamm, Chunlan Hong, Onat Kadioglu, Janine Naß, Dominic Ochwangi, Edna Ooko, Nadire Ozenver, Mohamed E.M. Saeed, Mathias Schneider, Ean Jeong Seo, Ching Fen Wu, Ge Yan, Maen Zeino, Qiaoli Zhao, Mohammad S. Abu-Darwish, Kai Andersch, Gladys Alexie, Dawn Bessarab, Dipita Bhakta-Guha, Vanderlan Bolzani, Else Dapat, Fedor V. Donenko, Monika Efferth, Henry J. Greten, Leslie Gunatilaka, Ahmed A. Hussein, Asuman Karadeniz, Hassan E. Khalid, Victor Kuete, Ik Soo Lee, Liang Liu, Jacob Midiwo, Rodrigo Mora, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Olipa Ngassapa, Chanai Noysang, Leonida K. Omosa, Fred Hwiemtun Roland, Abdelaaty A. Shahat, Antoine Saab, Elfatih M. Saeed, Letian Shan, Salam J.J. Titinchi Biopiracy of natural products and good bioprospecting practice. Phytomedicine. Vol.23, No.2 (2016), 166-173. doi:10.1016/j.phymed.2015.12.006 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/43033

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Biopiracy of natural products and good bioprospecting practice

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Thomas Efferth
 Mita Banerjee
 Norbert W. Paul
 Sara Abdelfatah
 Joachim Arend
 Gihan Elhassan
 Sami Hamdoun
 Rebecca Hamm
 Chunlan Hong
 Onat Kadioglu
 Janine Naß
 Dominic Ochwangi
 Edna Ooko
 Nadire Ozenver
 Mohamed E.M. Saeed
 Mathias Schneider
 Ean Jeong Seo
 Ching Fen Wu
 Ge Yan
 Maen Zeino
 Qiaoli Zhao
 Mohammad S. Abu-Darwish
 Kai Andersch
 Gladys Alexie
 Dawn Bessarab
 Dipita Bhakta-Guha
 Vanderlan Bolzani
 Else Dapat
 Fedor V. Donenko
 Monika Efferth
 Henry J. Greten
 Leslie Gunatilaka
 Ahmed A. Hussein
 Asuman Karadeniz
 Hassan E. Khalid
 Victor Kuete
 Ik Soo Lee
 Liang Liu
 Jacob Midiwo
 Rodrigo Mora
 Hiroshi Nakagawa
 Olipa Ngassapa
 Chanai Noysang
 Leonida K. Omosa
 Fred Hwiemtun Roland
 Abdelaaty A. Shahat
 Antoine Saab
 Elfatih M. Saeed
 Letian Shan
 Salam J.J. Titinchi

Other Contributor(s)

Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
 Klinikum der Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität und Fachbereich Medizin
 Khartoum University
 University of Nairobi
 Al-Balqa Applied University
 Wilderness International
 Fort McPherson
 Curtin University
 SASTRA University
 UNESP-Universidade Estadual Paulista
 University of the Philippines Diliman
 N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
 University of Porto
 School of Natural Resources and the Environment
 University of the Western Cape
 Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
 University of Dschang
 Chonnam National University
 Universidade de Macau
 Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio
 Chubu University
 Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
 Mahidol University
 Duncan Vancouver Island
 King Saud University College of Pharmacy
 National Research Centre
 Universite Libanaise
 Federal Government of Sudan
 Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

Abstract

© 2015 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved. 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. Methods Based on collaborations of scientists from five continents, we have created a communication platform to discuss not only scientific topics, but also more general issues with social relevance. This platform was termed 'PhytCancer -Phytotherapy to Fight Cancer' (www.phyt-cancer.uni-mainz.de). As a starting point, we have chosen the topic "biopiracy", since we feel this is of pragmatic significance for scientists working with medicinal plants. Results It was argued that the patenting of herbs or natural products by pharmaceutical corporations disregarded the ownership of the knowledge possessed by the indigenous communities on how these substances worked. Despite numerous court decisions in U.S.A. and Europe, several international treaties, (e.g. from United Nations, World Health Organization, World Trade Organization, the African Unity and others), sharing of a rational set of benefits amongst producers (mainly pharmaceutical companies) and indigenous communities is yet a distant reality. In this paper, we present an overview of the legal frameworks, discuss some exemplary cases of biopiracy and bioprospecting as excellent forms of utilization of natural resources. Conclusions We suggest certain perspectives, by which we as scientists, may contribute towards prevention of biopiracy and also to foster the fair utilization of natural resources. We discuss ways, in which the interests of indigenous people especially from developing countries can be secured.

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/43033

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