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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1981
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Scientists say oceans may
be new source of drugs
United Press International
HO USTON — The oceans have
been speculated on as a future
source of food, raw materials,
energy and even living space.
Now scientists suggest marine stu
dies may reveal the oceans to be a
source of drugs also.
A team of researchers from the
University of Houston College of
Pharmacy is exploring the seas for
sources of new drugs.
Dr. Alfred Weinheimer, pro
fessor of medicinal chemistry and
pharmacognosy and associate pro
vost for research, is the project
leader.
A survey he has conducted in
dicates about 2,500 randomly col
lected marine organisms from
almost all phyla — divisions of
classification in the animal king
dom — yielded an unusually high
frequency of pharmacological
activity.
logical evaluations of the marine
extracts.
Eleven percent of the extracts
showed some confirmed antican
cer activity contrasted with 2 per
cent anticancer activity observed
in a similar survey of terrestial
plants. About one-third of the
same marine extracts were
screened for cardiovascular and
central nervous system activity
and 10 to 15 percent showed
activity.
A research team directed by
Weinheimer is following up the
survey with systematic pharmaco-
“These evaluations should lead
to recognition and isolation of
pure active compounds with
potential as drugs,” Weinheimer
said.
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Natural products, especially
from plant sources, have always
been important drug sources, he
said.
While it is unlikely doctors will
ever prescribe plankton pills or
seaweed salve, the work being
done by his staff may result in the
development of drugs with marine
origins and clinical applications,
he said.
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Staff photo by Brian Tate
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broken water line that was sending water all over the area
in front of the Animal Industries Building. The line was
repaired within hours, and the flood waters receded.
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AUSTIN — Sen. Peyton
McKnight is offering voters an
Utemative to another Briscoe- Hill
hdoodbatli in the May 1982
^Democratic governor's primary'.
The independent oilman from
fyler announced his candidacy
Saturday.
McKnight told members of the
State Democratic Executive Com
mittee it was impossible to agree
on a Democratic candidate to run
against Gov. Bill Clements con
tending the effort will only help
the Republican Party, he said.
He stated he could unify the
party and raise the necessary
funds to deny Clements a second
term.
fll raise everything I can,” he
said I’ll spend all 1 have.”
McKnight, who previously
stated he would not enter the race
if fonner Gov. Dolph Briscoe
pise to run, said he could not
rat any longer to see what Bris
coe or former Attorney General
John Hill decide to do.
McKnight, who has traveled
the state for four months at his
own expense, said Democrats do
not want Briscoe and Hill to run
again.
"They don't want a re-run of the
Briscoe-Hill bloodbath.” he said.
"But we do need a candidate that
can raise the money to run a re
spectable race. I can run without
splitting the party and can run a
well-financed, respectable race.
You have my guarantee on that.’
McKnight said he tried to in
form Briscoe, Hill and Land Com
missioner Bob Armstrong of his
decision but could not reach
them. He said he had informed
Attorney General Mark White,
another possible Democratic can
didate.
The senator, who has repre
sented his east Texas district for
nine years, told the executive
committee he would present vo
ters with issues, and not personal
ity and propaganda.
He believes he can represent
the party’s philosophy, he said.
“The Democratic candidate
must put the party above personal
pettiness at the end of the primary
and must commit now — at the
beginning—to support the choice
of the Democratic primary vo
ters,” he said.
“I promise you right now that I
will support, aid and assist the
nominee of this party, whoever
that may be, to defeat Bill Cle
ments in November of 1982.”
McKnight, who said he had
been contemplating running for a
year, criticized Clements for poli
ticizing the appointment^process
and for trying to run state govern
ment through intimidation.
“If I was governor of Texas, I
would try to lead and not drive,”
he said.
Today's Almanac
Today is Tuesday, the 293rd day of 1981 with 72 to follow.
Hie moon is moving from its last quarter toward its new phase. ;
The morning stars are Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
The evening star is Venus.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra. American
educator John Dewey was bom October 20, 1859.
On this date in history:
In 1964, Herbert Hoover, 31st president of the United states, died
at the age of 90.
In 1973, President Richard M. Nixon fired special Watergate
Irosecutor Archibald Cox -
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