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Volume 22, Issue 2
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Abstract

Insects are the most numerous and diverse collection of organisms on earth. Around the world, human societies have utilised insects and the materials derived from them as medical resources. These arthropods use chemistry, like all other species. According to their survival needs, they make adaptations, including protecting themselves from infection as well as predation, being able to connect with a social life, and carrying out generations with survivability in the environment. The main focus of the study of chemical ecology is the abundance of chemical compounds found in arthropods that are used for these ecological adaptations. This thorough analysis summarises the huge potential for finding new natural compounds with medical benefits from the Arthropods. Insects and their derivatives have a wide range of uses, and their “raw products” have made significant strides in a wide range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, tissue engineering, dentistry, plant and agricultural science, veterinary medicine, cosmetics, and cosmeceuticals, food, and nutraceuticals, among others. Bioactive components derived from insects are emerging as potential therapeutic sources that are beneficial against a variety of disorders. Insects, which have a huge variety of species, are an intriguing and potential source of low molecular biologically active natural compounds that are either produced by the insect itself or by accompanying microbes. The present review work collated the updates of insect-derived compounds, the use of insects worldwide, and drug discovery potential of insect derivatives.

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Keyword(s): arthropods; biological properties; drug discovery potential; insect chemical defence; insect derived compound; Insects

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