Eminent scientist T. P. Singh on Friday said that the
anti-bacterial properties in protein obtained from camel and pork loin
can be used in the treatment of human infections.
Prof.
Singh, biotechnology research professor from the All-India Institute of
Medical Sciences, New Delhi, said the potent anti-bacterial properties
of proteins from the “innate immune system” of animal species like camel
can be used for therapeutic use in humans.
In his
centenary lecture on the topic “Antibiotics and infectious diseases: A
never ending war between bacteria and humans - Current perspectives on
new weapons against bacteria” on the occasion of National Education Day
at the University of Mysore, Prof. Singh said no new antibiotics had
been developed in the recent decades and there was a need to develop
effective antibiotics for the treatment of bacterial infections.
Source :- The Hindu, 27-Nov-2015
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