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so passionately that he made his children eat one spoon of this delicacy per 
day. The kids did not like the caviar, so the chef mixed it with mashed banana 
and spread it on French rolls. 
Sturgeon is a valuable commercial commodity. Its caviar and meat are 
highly valued on the world market. For this reason the commercial hauling 
of these fi sh has always been highly intensive. However, not everyone 
knows that the sturgeon is not only meat and caviar. The organs and tissues 
of sturgeons are used to obtain very valuable drugs and products used in 
various spheres of human life.
From the earliest times isinglass has been obtained from the airbladder 
of the sturgeon. There are many sorts of isinglass classifi ed by their origin: 
Russian, Indian, Brazilian and North American; however, all of them are 
obtained from the airbladders of various, predominantly large, fi sh.  The 
most valuable isinglass is produced from the sturgeon airbladder. It is much 
stronger than other types of glue. Isinglass is used to glue antiques and, in 
a larger quantity, to fi ne, or to sett le suspended solids in fermenting liquids, 
mainly expensive sorts of beer and wines; it is also used in the production of 
the most valuable sorts of candies.
The chord of a sturgeon is used to obtain a substance used to restore 
pictures and mosaics.
In the XIX century pharmacists in London made capsules with caviar-
derived oil and sold them as vitamin additives.
In 1964, the French cosmetics company, Ingrid Millet, started to utilize 
the useful properties of caviar based on a study of the similarity between the 
chemical composition of caviar eggs and human skin cells. It was found that 
caviar greatly intensifi es the production by skin layers of a special protein, 
collagen, which normally declines in quantity with ageing. Collagen is a part 
of the walls and structure of the cells and is responsible for skin strength. 
Another wonderful feature of caviar is that its cells have a confi guration 
resembling that of the human skin, which greatly boosts the rejuvenating 
eff ect. Caviar contains an extremely high percentage of natural lecithin, 
43%, as well as basic vitamins: A, B, D, E, C, B1, B2, B6, B44, B12 and PP. 
Furthermore, an extract from the ‘black pearls’ of white sturgeon contains 
very high quantities of mineral salts, such as sodium, potassium, phosphorus 
and calcium. Moreover, the extract contains signifi cant amounts of Co, Cu, Si, 
Zn, S, Cl, Mg, Fe, Mn, J, as well as amino acids and other useful elements.
The company makes products based on the oils contained in caviar. 

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Experts say the caviar extracts help fi ght the ageing process. Ingrid Millet 
uses only the highest-quality caviar to make its products.
The Swiss cosmetics company, La Prairie, is also famous for its products 
containing caviar.
La Verdie fi rm has produced an entire collection of cosmetics on the basis 
of extract from white sturgeon caviar which is saturated with vitamins and 
microelements.
At present some companies in Russia use sturgeon caviar to produce 
regenerating balsam Ulma that enhances immunity and greatly boosts 
rejuvenation processes. It strengthens blood vessels, kills bacteria and is anti-
infl ammatory. It also helps to dissolve pseudinoma and normalizes the work 
of the central and peripheral nervous system.
Scientists at the Institute of Physiology of Azerbaij an used the sturgeon 
gonad to obtain and introduce the drug Antiheparin (protamine sulfate), 
which is a natural antiheparin used to treat cardiovascular diseases.
The gonads are also used to obtain Polidan (sodium nucleospermate), 
which stimulates leucopoiesis and increases the quantity of mature leucocytes 
in blood. 
Sturgeon sperm is used to obtain Derinat (sodium deoxyribonucleate), 
which is a sodium salt of the natural DNA extracted from sturgeon milt. This 
is a powerful cell regeneration stimulator and hemopoiesis stabilizer. It is 
a universal metabolic modulator. Derinat is also unique because its healing 

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properties do not have analogues anywhere in the world. Originally, the drug 
was developed to protect against radiation exposure. Later on, during clinical 
tests and practical application it became clear that it not only activates but 
actually improves the body’s immunity.
When treating oncological illnesses with Derinat, hematosis intensifi es 
impeding cancerous growth; when used simultaneously with chemotherapy, 
the patient’s health remains stable, with no feelings of nausea or faintness, 
and the hair does not fall out. In other words, Derinat does not allow the toxic 
antibiotics to suppress the cell. 
This drug has proved itself in cardiology. It helps avert the course of 
coronary disease by signifi cantly improving the blood supply. It can prevent 
a heart att ack and its complications. It is known that some cells of the cardiac 
muscle die as a result of a heart att ack. If Derinat is injected in time, the cells 
survive and restore their functionality.
Derinat is also eff ective in treating thermal burns. Its application relieves 
acute pain and helps avoid heavy infectious complications and restore the 
skin integument and elasticity. If the wounds are deep, Derinat shots are 
given to prevent the formation of abscesses in the tissues.
Therefore, the value of sturgeon for mankind is far from being limited to 
its gastronomic properties.

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