Book Companion
Microalgae in Health and Disease Prevention
Edition 1
Welcome to S&T site for Microalgae in Health and Disease Prevention, 1st Edition.
Welcome to S&T site for Microalgae in Health and Disease Prevention, 1st Edition.
Resources
Downloadable content
Chapter Summary
About the Editors
Dr. Ira A. Levine
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.
Email: [email protected] Phone: 207.754.6969
Dr. Ira A. Levine
About the Editors
Dr Joël Fleurence
Dr. Joël Fleurence, Ph.D., is a Professor of Marine Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Nantes. He is one of the two Directors of the Research Laboratory “Sea, Molecules, Health.” He is a member of the University National Council since 2007 and was elected President of the section “Biology of organisms” since 2017. He is a senior scientist and an international expert on the seaweed valorization (120 international publications including patents). In 1985, he began his research career in the pharmaceutical industry in the French Company Roussel Uclaf. In 1990, he was recruited by the Institute of Valorization of Seaweeds (CEVA, Brittany, France) to lead researches about the chemical composition and nutritional properties of macroalgae. Professor Fleurence has participated in the establishment of the French regulation on marine algae used as sea vegetables. In 1994, he arrives as a head of laboratory “Proteins and Quality” at IFREMER (Research French Organism for the Sea Exploitation) and develops research on the nutritional properties of seaweed protein for use in human or animal food. Since 2002, he is a Professor at the University of Nantes and leads research on the development of seaweed uses as protein or pigment sources for the industry.
Email: [email protected] Phone: 33-2-51-12-56-50
Dr Joël Fleurence
About this Book
“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. Topics include: microalgae biology and systematics, harmful algae, toxins, allergens, psychoactive properties, use in alcohol and food and as sources of macronutrients, micronutrients, vitamins, and minerals. Additional topics cover their historical and potential utilizations as a nutraceutical and cosmeceutical. This book provides coverage of relevant, up-to-date research, assembled by a group of contributors who are dedicated to the advancement of seaweed use in health, diet, and nutrition.
Table of Contents:
Microalgae in Health and Disease Prevention
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
7. Proteins and Pigments
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
List of Authors:
Zouher Amzil IFREMER, Nantes, France
Jean-Marie Bard Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, EA2160 – Mer Molécules Santé (MMS) – IUML (Institut Universitaire Mer et Littoral) – FR 3473 CNRS – Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Ouest, Nantes, France; Institut de Cancérologie de l’Ouest, Centre René Gauducheau, Saint-Herblain,France
Michael A. Borowitzka Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia; OzAlgae, Cygnet, TAS, Australia
Nathalie Bourgougnon Université Bretagne Sud, Vannes, France
Intan C. Dewi Le Mans Université, Le Mans, France
Amandine M.N. Caruana IFREMER, Nantes, France
Yusuf Chisti Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Laurence Coiffard University of Nantes, Nantes, France
Céline Couteau University of Nantes, Nantes, France
Aurélie Couzinet-Mossion University of Nantes, Nantes, France
Justine Dumay Université de Nantes, Nantes Cedex 3, France
Charlotte Falaise Le Mans Université, Le Mans, France
Joël Fleurence Université de Nantes, Nantes Cedex 3, France
Joe M. Fox Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, United States; Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Corpus Christi, TX, United States
Taejun Han Ghent University Global Campus, Incheon, Republic of Korea; Incheon National University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
Claire Hellio Universitaire Européen de la Mer (IUEM) - UBO – UEB Technopôle Brest-Iroise, Plouzané, France
Matthew L. Julius St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN, United States
Jang K. Kim Incheon National University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
Ira A. Levine University of Southern Maine, Lewiston, ME, United States
Michael W. Lomas National Center for Marine Algae and Microbiota (NCMA), East Boothbay, ME, United States
Virginie Mimouni University of Le Mans, Le Mans-Laval, France
Michèle Morançais Université de Nantes, Nantes Cedex 3, France
Jean-Luc Mouget Le Mans Université, Le Mans, France
Hassan Nazih Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, EA2160 – Mer Molécules Santé (MMS) – IUML (Institut Universitaire Mer et Littoral) – FR 3473 CNRS – Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Ouest, Nantes, France
Jihae Park Ghent University Global Campus, Incheon, Republic of Korea
P.D. Rajakumar Imperial College London, Kensington, United Kingdom
Julianne P. Sexton National Center for Marine Algae and Microbiota (NCMA), East Boothbay, ME, United States
Lionel Ulmann University of Le Mans, Le Mans-Laval, France
Gaëtane Wielgosz-Collin University of Nantes, Nantes, France
Charles Yarish University of Connecticut, Stamford, CT, United States
Paul V. Zimba Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, United States
Commercial Genera
Key Commercial Genera
Arthrospira/Spirulina
Chlorella
Dunaliella
Haematococcus
Nannochloropsis
Galdieria
Botryococcus
Navicula
Thalassiosira
Additional Key Genera
Chlamydomonas
Volvox
Euglena
Coscinodiscus
Shop for books, journals, and more.
Discover over 2,960 journals, 48,300 books, and many iconic reference works.