Seaweed in Health and Disease Prevention

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-0-12-802772-1
Verlag: ACADEMIC PRESS

Buch, Englisch, 476 Seiten, Format (B × H): 197 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 1142 g

Seaweed in Health and Disease Prevention presents the potential usage of seaweed, macroalgae, and their extracts for enhancing health and disease. The book explores the possibilities in a comprehensive way, including outlining how seaweed can be used as a source of macronutrients and micronutrients, as well as nutraceuticals. The commercial value of seaweed for human consumption is increasing year-over-year, and some countries harvest several million tons annually. This text lays out the properties and effects of seaweeds and their use in the food industry, offering a holistic view of the ability of seaweed to impact or effect angiogenesis, tumors, diabetes and glucose control, oxidative stress, fungal infections, inflammation and infection, the gut, and the liver.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fleurence, Joël

Levine, Ira

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Hydrobiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Phykologie, Algen, Flechten, Lichen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Algae: A Way of Life and Health

Chapter 2. Society and Seaweed: Understanding the Past and Present

Chapter 3. Biology of Seaweeds

Chapter 4. Macroalgae Systematics

Chapter 5. Seaweeds as Food

Chapter 6. Seaweed and Alcohol: Biofuel or Booze?

Chapter 7. Lipids, Fatty Acids, Glycolipids, and Phospholipids

Chapter 8. Carbohydrates From Seaweeds

Chapter 9. Proteins and Pigments

Chapter 10. Seaweeds in Human Health

Chapter 11. Medicinal Properties: Antibiotic, Tonic, and Antiparasitic Properties

Chapter 12. Antiallergic Properties

Chapter 13. Toxic and Harmful Seaweeds

Chapter 14. Seaweed Application in Cosmetics

Über Autor(innen)

Levine, Ira
Dr. Ira A. Levine, Ph.D. is a tenured Professor of natural and applied sciences at the University of Southern Maine, President and Board Chair of the Algae Foundation, Executive Director of Professors Beyond Borders, and the CEO of Algal Aquaculture Professionals, LLC. Dr. Levine was: selected as the Trustee Professor of University of Southern Maine for 2017-18. He was awarded the U.S. State Department's distinguished Fulbright New Century Scholar in 2009-10 and Chair Fulbright in 2016-17. He was a visiting Professor of biology at Duke University in 2007-08. Dr. Levine combines 33 years of basic and applied research in physiological ecology and cultivation of algae, algal farm management, and aquaculture engineering. His farming experience includes open-ocean and pond cultivation in Canada, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, and USA (Hawaii, Florida, and Maine). Current efforts include algal cultivar enhancement for biofeeds, human nutraceuticals, and cosmeceuticals, fine chemicals, and algal-based biofuels.