The Latin American International Cooperative Biodiversity (Group ICBG) Bioactive Agents from Dryland Biodiversity of Latin America ? Project INTA ? Argentina ? University of Arizona ? USA ? Agreement.

FORTUNATO, R.H.; SUAREZ, E.Y.

JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

AMER CHEMICAL SOC

Lugar: Washington; Año: 2005 p. 29 - 33

0021-8561

This experimental effort funded by theU.S. govermment, as done in cooperation with universities and researh institutions from the USA, Argentina, Chile and Mexico. Also a U.S. pharmaceutical and agrochemical corporation was part of the projecto. Main Project áreas in Argentina included Patagonia, Chaqueña and Yungas regions,from were more tan 700 species were collected, classified, dried milled and sent to National Universty of Patagonia San Juan Bosco where extracts were produced and then sent to University of Arizona. This last University distributed coded sanplex to other reserach centres in the US. Main bioactive agents found were those against bacteria but also antihelmintic, anticancer, fungicide, herbicide and antitubercular activities were found. This controversial Project initiated in 1993, before the CBD ratification and the New National Constitution of 199, and has been used also as a model for legislative proposals on biodiversity, obteained the fist National Permit for Asccess to Biodiversity in Argentina and also promoted the creation of he CONADIBIO.