Frog Skin Secretions Could Yield Antibiotic Bonanza
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Ever hear of the old tale, if you kiss a frog he will turn into a prince? This old tale may turn into a truthful reality. Frog skin is proving to have more benefits than one may think.Researchers are finding frog skin actually helps people battle infections that are antibiotic-resistant. The natural substances contained in frog skin could be a new breakthrough in antibiotics.Researchers studied the secretions from hundreds of frog skins and found over 100 antibiotic substances in the skins of different frog species from all over the world."Frog skin is an excellent potential source of such antibiotic agents," Dr. Michael Conlon, a biochemist at the United Arab Emirates University in Al-Ain, Abu Dhabi Emirate, was quoted as saying. "They've been around 300 million years, so they've had plenty of time to learn how to defend themselves against disease-causing microbes in the environment. Their own environment includes polluted waterways where strong defenses against pathogens
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