sydney,afp-a compound made form shark bile and know as a wonder cure for pimples is set to attack a year world market in teenage acne remedies, researchers said recently. scientists believe the compound, called and developed by japanese and australian researchers from a japanese folk remedy, may also hold the key to curing disorders such as liver damage caused by alcohol. three cosmetics companies - one in the united stated and two in france - are evaluating the drug under agreements with the international patent holder, melbourne based laboratories
and are set to sell it in a variety of forms. the drug was discovered by japanese professor takuo kosuge, a world authority on natural compounds, after he set out more than 20 years ago to find out why shark oil was a successful folk cure for skin problems seven years ago he offered the world patents to his friend jim broadbent, managing director of Mcfarlane laboratories the company asked the australian goverment funded commonwealth scientific and industrial research organization Csiro to develop the synthetic compound which was announced recently in the csiro's
bulletin in an article headed criso synthesis helps industry develop skin treatment from sharks the criso also discovered a product that may reverse liver damage caused by alcohol or drugs broadbent said recently that arrangement were underway to develop the compound in commercial quantities for international launching this year, but did not name the companies because of confidentiality agreements.