Seaweed : ecology, nutrient composition and medicinal uses

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    • Pomin, Vitor H.

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Seaweed : ecology, nutrient composition and medicinal uses

Vitor H. Pomin, editor

(Marine biology)(Earth sciences in the 21st century)

Nova Science Publishers, c2012

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Plant extracts have been utilised for treatment in medical conditions since ancient times. The decision to use these natural agents was initially supported only by empirical knowledge and/or common-sense. More recently, a body of scientific literature has been generated which confirms a biological basis for these types of medical effects. This book provides a summary of trends in biochemical/pharmacological research concerning seaweeds; an in-depth discussion of nutritional values and pharmaceutical effects of seaweed components and ecological factors responsible for altering algal systems and the possible anabolisms of these bioactive samples are described. The broad-range medicinal use of some seaweed components is reported as well.

Table of Contents

  • Alanine is a Possible Compatible Solute Involved in Cold Acclimation in the Marine Red Alga Porphyra yezoensis
  • A Review of the Nutrient Composition of Selected Edible Seaweeds
  • Nutritional Quality & Biological Properties of Brown & Red Seaweeds
  • Edible Seaweeds: A Functional Food with Organ Protective & other Therapeutic Applications
  • Seaweeds, Food, & Industrial Products & Nutrition
  • The Potential Health Benefits of Seaweed & Seaweed Extracts
  • Antioxidative Properties of Seaweed Components
  • Halogenated Compounds from Seaweed, A Biological Overview
  • Sargassum Wightii -- A Natures Gift from the Ocean
  • Comparative Medicinal Properties of Seaweed Sulfated Polysaccharides
  • Structural & Biological Insights into Antitumor Seaweed Sulfated Polysaccharides
  • Index.

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