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Full 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.
Contents
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
