Algal Metabolites : Biotechnological, Commercial, and Industrial Applications

"Algal Metabolites: Biotechnological, Commercial, and Industrial Applications highlights recent advances in algal metabolites and their wide applications. This book discusses recent developments in algal active metabolites for biotechnological, commercial, and industrial applications. Algae exhibit complex photosynthetic systems that can channel solar energy into various forms of energy for the production of novel metabolites. They also have applications as fertilizers, biofuels, bioplastics, pollution prevention, etc. This volume emphasizes the importance of various algal metabolites, assessing their significance as antibiotic, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer agents. Algae can be considered a boon for novel drug discovery in the era of antibiotic resistance because various algal primary and secondary metabolites possess potential antibacterial properties. Algal secondary metabolites have several biotechnological, pharmaceutical, industrial, and cosmetic applications, which are highlighted in this book along with advanced metabolites production technologies at the commercial level. This book comprehensively summarizes the potential application of different types of algal metabolites isolated from micro and macro and fresh and marine water algae. This book extensively focuses on Algal metabolites and their potential applications; Industrial, biotechnological and commercial applications of microalgae; Therapeutic, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical applications of macroalgae. Providing a wealth of information, this book illustrates the diversity of these metabolites from indigenous sources, which provide a promising gateway that can enable researchers and pharmaceutical companies in the development of novel nontoxic, cost-effective, and highly efficient drugs."-- Provided by publisher Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Series Page About the Editors Table of Contents Contributors Abbreviations Preface Part I: Algal Metabolites: Introduction and Application 1. Antibacterial Potentials of Marine Algae 2. Valuable Bio-Products from Algae and Their Commercial Applications 3. Halide Metabolites from the Algal Biomass: A Promising Therapeutic for Targeting Rare Diseases 4. Metabolite Profiling of Algal Biomass and Its Industrial and Biological Applications Part II: Microalgal Metabolites: Sources, Biosynthesis, and Applications 5. Microalgae: A Valuable Resource for Recovery of Biologically Active Algal Metabolites 6. Biotechnological Applications of Secondary Metabolites from Microalgae 7. Microalgal Carotenoids: Bioaccessibility and Bioavailability for Biotechnological Applications 8. Microalgal Carotenoids: Biotechnological Aspects for Industrial Applications Part III: Macroalgal Metabolites: Pharmaceutical, Therapeutic, Nutraceutical, and Industrial Potential 9. Macroalgae: Current Applications in Daily Life and Prospects for the Future 10. Therapeutic Potential of Macroalgae and Its Beneficial Health Impacts in Aquaculture 11. Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Potential of Seaweed Sustainable Exploitation 12.Bioactive Secondary Metabolites from Marine Macroalgae 13. Marine Macroalgae for Industrial Extraction of Valuable Biofunctional Compounds Using Biorefinery Index Algal secondary metabolites have several biotechnological, pharmaeceutical, industral, cosmetic, and other commercial applications. This new book highlights the recent advances in algal active metabolites, emphasizing their pharmaceutical, therapeutic, nutraceutical, and industral potential. It first provides an introduction to algal metabolites and discusses their applications. It then looks at microalgal- their pharmaeceutical, therapeutic, nutraceutical, and industrial applications. Providing a wealth of information, this book illustrates the diversity of these metabolites from indegeneous marine of freshwater sources, providing a gateway that can enable researchers and pharmaceutical companies to develop novel nontoxic, cost-effective, and highly efficient drugs.