Algal Toxins and other Bioactive Compounds

ISBN-13: 9783659848407 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 116 str.

Sanaa M. Shanab; Emad A. Shalaby

Opis

Algae and cyanobacteria are responsible for the presence of toxins in fresh water bodies. Algae rarely form blooms like cyanobacteria do, and the toxins they produce are less dangerous to the animals or humans. Some cyanobacteria species can form very dense concentrations of toxins which induce variable effects on the other inhabitants of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Moreover, algae produce different types of vitamins, enzymes and growth regulators. Therefore, the current book illustrate and discuss the toxins and other active compounds produce from different algal species.

O autorze

Prof. Dr. Sanaa M. Shanab, Professor (Specialty: Botany) in the Botany Department Faculty of Science - Cairo University. She has 52 international published research papers, and he has attended 16 international conferences. Moreover, she is member of seven international specialized scientific societies besides the local one.