
Microalgae in Health and Disease Prevention
Academic Press
Published on 2. July 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
354 pages
978-0-12-811405-6 (ISBN)
Description
Microalgae in Health and Disease Prevention is a comprehensive reference that addresses the historical and potential use of microalgae, its extracts, secondary metabolites, and molecular constituents for enhancing human health and preventing diseases. Each chapter features an overview, and the book includes coverage of microalgae biology, harmful algae, the use of microalgae in alcohol and food, and as sources of macronutrients, micronutrients, vitamins, and minerals. The historical use of microalgae, in addition to its potential use as a nutraceutical and cosmeceutical, is also addressed.
The book provides coverage of relevant, up-to-date research as assembled by a group of contributors who are dedicated to the advancement of microalgae use in health, diet and nutrition.
The book provides coverage of relevant, up-to-date research as assembled by a group of contributors who are dedicated to the advancement of microalgae use in health, diet and nutrition.
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Language
English
Place of publication
San Diego
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Researchers and students in phycology, biofuels, nutrient extraction, cosmaceuticals, nutraceutical, sustainable agriculture, and algal-ased biotechnology. This book will benefit courses on algal-based biotechology, non-traditional medicine, and natural product chemistry.
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
930 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-811405-6 (9780128114056)
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Ira Levine | Joël Fleurence
Microalgae in Health and Disease Prevention
E-Book
06/2018
Academic Press
€220.00
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Persons
Dr. Ira A. Levine, PhD is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern Maine and the CEO of the Algae Foundation. He has previously been awarded a 2009-2010 US State Department, Fulbright New Century Scholar and the 2016-2017 Fulbright Distinguished Chair Fellowship. He combines 40 years of applied and basic research in the physiological ecology and cultivation of algae, aquatic and farming management. His farming experience includes open-ocean and pond cultivation in Canada, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, and the United States. As the CEO of the Algae Foundation, he is currently focused on algal-based workforce development, education, and training in the United States and 100 other countries. Dr. Joel Fleurence, PhD, is a Professor of Marine Biology and Biochemistry at Nantes University in the ISOMER laboratory. In 1985, he began his research career in the pharmaceutical industry at the French Company Roussel-Uclaf. In 1990, he was recruited by the Institute of Valorization of Seaweeds to lead research about the chemical composition and nutritional properties of macro-algae. He contributed to French regulation on marine algae used as sea vegetables. His research mainly focuses on the use of seaweed proteins in human nutrition.
Editor
Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern Maine and the CEO of the Algae Foundation
Professor, Marine Biology and Biochemistry, Laboratory Sea, Molecules, Health, University of Nantes, Nantes, France
Content
1. Algae: A Way of Life and Health
2. Society and Microalgae: Understanding the Past and Present
3. Biology of Microalgae
4. Microalgal Systematics
5. Lipids from Microalgae
6. Carbohydrate Diversity in Microalgae: A Phylogenetically Arranged Presentation
8. Minerals and Trace Elements in Microalgae
9. Microalgae in Medicine and Human Health: A Historical Perspective
10. Microalgae in Human Health: Interest as a Functional Food
11. Microalgae and Alcohol
12. Anticancer, Antiviral, Antibacterial, and Antifungal Properties in Microalgae
13. Microalgae and Toxins
14. Antiallergic and Allergic Properties
15. Microalgal Application in Cosmetics
16. Psychoactive Properties of Microalgae
2. Society and Microalgae: Understanding the Past and Present
3. Biology of Microalgae
4. Microalgal Systematics
5. Lipids from Microalgae
6. Carbohydrate Diversity in Microalgae: A Phylogenetically Arranged Presentation
8. Minerals and Trace Elements in Microalgae
9. Microalgae in Medicine and Human Health: A Historical Perspective
10. Microalgae in Human Health: Interest as a Functional Food
11. Microalgae and Alcohol
12. Anticancer, Antiviral, Antibacterial, and Antifungal Properties in Microalgae
13. Microalgae and Toxins
14. Antiallergic and Allergic Properties
15. Microalgal Application in Cosmetics
16. Psychoactive Properties of Microalgae