Colombian biodiversity, an opportunity for the strengthening of the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries / La biodiversidad colombiana, una oportunidad para el fortalecimiento de las industrias farmacéutica y cosmética
Vitae (Medellín)
;
23(3): 163-165, 2016.
Article
in English
| LILACS, COLNAL
| ID: biblio-988484
ABSTRACT
Colombia, a country privileged by nature, where diversity of climates are created by large altitude gradients which generate a variety of ecosystems and beautiful badlands, punas, mountain forests, dry valleys, high deserts and salt flats; landscapes that have diversity of plants and animals and we are cataloged as one of the countries as the greatest diversity in the world, preceded by Brazil and followed by Indonesia, China and Mexico [1]. We have 28.000 plants and lichens; it is an invaluable heritage that can give to our country competitive advantages in the discovery and development of active ingredients for the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry by sustainable use of our biodiversity.
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Biodiversity
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
/
Colombia
Language:
English
Journal:
Vitae (Medellín)
Journal subject:
Pharmacy
/
Chemistry
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Antioquia/CO
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