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Microalgae in health and disease prevention
1 online resource (xiii, 339 pages) : illustrations, maps
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.
Front Cover; Microalgae in Health and Disease Prevention; Microalgae in Health and Disease Prevention; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Contributors; About the Editors; 1 -- Algae: A Way of Life and Health; REFERENCES; 2 -- Society and Microalgae: Understanding the Past and Present; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. EMERGENCE OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS, MICROALGAE, PLANTS, AND HUMANS; 3. ALGAE IN HUMAN NUTRITION; 3.1 Macroalgae (Seaweeds); 3.2 Microalgae and Cyanobacteria; 3.3 Microalgae and Aquaculture; 4. MICROALGAE BIOFERTILIZERS AND INOCULANTS FOR CROP PRODUCTION
5. POTENTIAL FOR RENEWABLE ALGAL BIOFUELS AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS6. CARBON SEQUESTRATION BY MICROALGAE, ITS REVERSAL, AND THE FOSSIL-FUEL DRIVEN ECONOMY; 7. NUTRIENT REMOVAL FROM WASTEWATERS; 8. HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS AND SOCIETAL IMPACT; 9. EMERGING PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES; 10. CONCLUDING REMARKS; REFERENCES; 3 -- Biology of Microalgae; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. HABITATS AND GROWTH FORMS; 3. PLASTIDS AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE ALGAE; 4. CELL COVERINGS; 5. NUTRITION; 6. SELECTED TAXA AND SPECIES OF PARTICULAR INTEREST; 6.1 The Blue-Green Algae (Cyanobacteria)
6.1.1 Arthrospira platensis (Cyanobacteria, Cyanophyceae, Microcoleaceae)6.1.2 Nostoc (Cyanobacteria, Cyanophyceae, Nostocaceae); 6.1.3 Microcystis (Cyanobacteria, Cyanophyceae, Chroococcales); 6.2 Euglenophyta; 6.2.1 Euglena (Euglenophyta [Euglenozoa], Euglenophyceae, Euglenaceae); 6.3 Haptophyta; 6.3.1 Emiliania huxleyi (Haptophyta, Coccolithophyceae, Isochrysidales); 6.4 Dinoflagellates (Dinophyceae); 6.4.1 Gymnodinium (Mizozoa, Dinophyceae, Gymnodiniaceae); 6.5 The Diatoms (Bacillariophyceae); 6.5.1 Phaeodactylum (Bacillariophyta, Phaeodactylaceae); 6.6 Eustigmatophyceae
6.6.1 Nannochloropsis (Ochrophyta, Eustigmatophyceae, Monodopsidaceae)6.7 The Red Algae (Rhodophyta); 6.7.1 Porphyridium (Rhodophyta, Porphyridiophyceae, Porphyridiaceae); 6.8 The Green Algae (Chlorophyta/Charophyta); 6.8.1 Chlorella (Chlorophyta, Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorellales); 6.8.2 Chlamydomonas (Chlorophyta, Chlorophyceae, Chlamydomonadaceae); 6.8.3 Dunaliella (Chlorophyta, Chlorophyceae, Dunaliellaceae); 6.8.4 Haematococcus pluvialis (Chlorophyta, Chlorophyceae, Haematococcaceae); 6.8.5 Botryococcus braunii (Chlorophyta, Trebouxiophyceae, Botrycoccaceae)
6.8.6 Tetraselmis spp. (Chlorophyta, Chlorodendrophyceae, Chlorodendraceae)7. MICROALGAE AS ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; 8. ALGAL BLOOMS AND HARMFUL ALGAE; 9. CHEMICALLY MEDIATED INTERACTIONS AND ALLELOPATHY; 10. SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; 4 -- Microalgal Systematics; 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1 Brief History on the Tree of Life; 1.2 How Are the Algae Distributed in the Tree of Life?; 2. THE ALGAE; 2.1 Cyanophyta; 2.2 Algae With Simple Plastids: The Archaeplastida; 2.2.1 Glaucophyta (Skuja, 1948); 2.2.1.1 Glaucophyceae (Bolin, 1901); 2.2.2 Chlorophyta (Reichenbach, 1834)
Includes bibliographical references and index.