Marine Microorganisms: Extraction and Analysis of Bioactive Compounds

ISBN-13: 9781498702553 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 152 str.

Leo M. L. Nollet; Se-Kwon Kim

Opis

The marine environment covers 70% of the earth s surface and accounts for 98% of the potentially habitable space. The bioactives from marine microorganisms include antibiotic compounds, polysaccharides, inhibitors, enzymes, peptides, and pigments. These are used in various fields of biology that range from nutraceuticals to cosmeceuticals. Recent scientific investigations have revealed that marine microbial compounds exhibit various beneficial biological effects, such as anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-HIV, anti-hypertensive, and anti-diabetic. Marine Microorganisms: Extraction and Analysis of Bioactive Compounds sheds light on the extraction, clean-up, and detection methods of major compounds from marine organisms. The book includes information on the different classes of marine microorganisms and the different bioactives that can be extracted from bacteria, fungi and microalgae. Divided into 7 chapters, the book covers bioactive marine natural products, such as marine microbes, seaweeds, and marine sponges as potential sources of drug discovery, and focuses on analysis methods of the biocomponents from marine microorganisms. A useful reference tool for researchers and students, this book provides current knowledge about isolation and analysis methods of the bioactives and provides insight into the various bioactives of marine microbes toward nutraceutical and pharmaceutical development."

Spis treści

BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS AND MARINE MICROORGANISMS. Bioactive Compounds – why – what - … Nutraceuticals from Microorganisms. Pharmaceuticals from Microorganisms. Neutraceuticals and Pharmaceuticals from Marine Microorganisms. NUTRACEUTICALS. Marine Microorganisms. Screening of M.O. – Isolation of M.O. - … Carbohydrates. Extraction – Composition – Quantification. Lipids (PUFA). Extraction – Composition – Quantification. Proteins – Peptides. Extraction – Composition – Quantification. Pigments. Extraction – Composition – Quantification. Probiotics. Screening & Isolation. PHARMACEUTICALS. Pharmaceuticals from Microorganisms.

O autorze

Leo M.L. Nollet, PhD, is affiliated with University College Ghent (retired) in Belgium Se-Kwon Kim, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Director of the Marine Bioprocess Research Center at Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea