The Pharmacological Potential of Cyanobacteria
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The Pharmacological Potential of Cyanobacteria

  1. 356 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Pharmacological Potential of Cyanobacteria

About this book

The Pharmacological Potential of Cyanobacteria explores the bioactive compounds isolated from cyanobacteria and their relationship to human health and biotechnological applications. The book presents an overview of the chemistry and ecology of cyanobacteria, focusing on culture needs and techniques of biomass production. It is organized according to the different biological activities and biotechnological applications of compounds discovered in recent years. Besides biological activity, the mechanism of action of compounds is explained, along with molecular structure. Finally, compounds already used in therapeutics and biotechnology, as well as those in phases of approval or clinical trials are explored. Each chapter is written by a different research group with expertise in the field and publications in peer reviewed journals. Researchers and students in pharmaceutical academic research, pharmaceutical industrial sector personnel, health professionals, and nutritionists will find this book to be very useful. - Covers all the bioactive compounds of cyanobacteria discovered thus far - Includes chapters by experts in the field, covering the chemistry and mechanisms of action of cyanobacteria-bioactive compounds - Provides a general overview of organisms, from biomass production to compound isolation and evaluation of bioactivities in different cell and cell-free systems

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Yes, you can access The Pharmacological Potential of Cyanobacteria by Graciliana Lopes,Marisa Silva,Vitor Vasconcelos in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Biochemistry in Medicine. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. List of Contributors
  7. Preface
  8. List of Illustrations
  9. List of Tables
  10. Chapter 1 : Trends in Cyanobacteria: a contribution to systematics and biodiversity studies
  11. Chapter 2 : Specialized metabolites from cyanobacteria and their biological activities
  12. Chapter 3 : Cyanobacterial anticancer compounds in clinical use: Lessons from the dolastatins and cryptophycins
  13. Chapter 4 : Anti-inflammatory compounds from cyanobacteria
  14. Chapter 5 : UV-protective secondary metabolites from cyanobacteria
  15. Chapter 6 : Antimicrobial activity of Cyanobacteria-derived compounds
  16. Chapter 7 : The role of toxins: impact on human health and aquatic environments
  17. Chapter 8 : Cyanobacterial pigments: photosynthetic function and biotechnological purposes
  18. Chapter 9 : Cyanobacteria in cosmetics: a natural alternative for anti-aging ingredients
  19. Chapter 10 : The nutraceutical potential of cyanobacteria
  20. Index
  21. A