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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139559603321

Autore

Kim Se-Kwon

Titolo

Handbook of marine macroalgae [[electronic resource] ] : biotechnology and applied phycology / / [edited by] Se-Kwon Kim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2012

ISBN

1-283-33321-X

9786613333216

1-119-97708-8

1-119-97709-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (593 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KimSe-Kwon

Disciplina

579.8/1776

Soggetti

Algae

Algae - Biotechnology

Algology

Marine algae culture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Introduction to algae and their importance -- pt. 2. Isolation and chemical properties of molecules derived from seaweeds -- pt. 3. Biological properties of molecules derived from seaweeds -- pt. 4. Biotechnology of seaweeds -- pt. 5. Natural resource management and industrial applications of seaweeds.

Sommario/riassunto

The Handbook of Macroalgae: Biotechnology and Applied Phycology describes the biological, biotechnological and the industrial applications of seaweeds. Vast research into the cultivation of seaweeds is currently being undertaken but there is a lack of methodological strategies in place to develop novel drugs from these sources. This book aims to rectify this situation, providing an important review of recent advances and potential new applications for macroalgae. Focusing on the chemical and structural nature of seaweeds the book brings the potentially valuable bioactive nature to the f