Marine Pharmacognosy: Trends And Applications
by Se-Kwon Kim /
2012 / English / PDF
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Diverse and abundant, marine-derived bioactive compounds offer a
plethora of pharmacologically active agents with the potential to
produce valuable therapeutic entities. Marine-derived organisms,
including some macroalgae, microalgae, blue-green algae,
invertebrates, and vertebrates—valued in traditional Chinese
medicine since ancient times—are now recognized as rich sources
of pharmaceutically active compounds. These factors, coupled with
the growing need for novel bioactives for the treatment of severe
human diseases such as cancer, diabetes, microbial infections,
and inflammatory processes, has brought marine pharmaceuticals to
the forefront of pharmacology.
Diverse and abundant, marine-derived bioactive compounds offer a
plethora of pharmacologically active agents with the potential to
produce valuable therapeutic entities. Marine-derived organisms,
including some macroalgae, microalgae, blue-green algae,
invertebrates, and vertebrates—valued in traditional Chinese
medicine since ancient times—are now recognized as rich sources
of pharmaceutically active compounds. These factors, coupled with
the growing need for novel bioactives for the treatment of severe
human diseases such as cancer, diabetes, microbial infections,
and inflammatory processes, has brought marine pharmaceuticals to
the forefront of pharmacology.Marine Pharmacognosy: Trends and Applications
Marine Pharmacognosy: Trends and Applications provides a
comprehensive account of marine-derived bioactive pharmaceuticals
and their potential health benefits, including antioxidant,
anticancer, antiviral, anticoagulant, antidiabetic, antiallergy,
anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, antibacterial, and
radioprotective activities. Moreover, it discusses the sources,
isolation and purification, chemistry, functionality
interactions, applications, and industrial features of a variety
of marine-derived pharmaceuticals.
provides a
comprehensive account of marine-derived bioactive pharmaceuticals
and their potential health benefits, including antioxidant,
anticancer, antiviral, anticoagulant, antidiabetic, antiallergy,
anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive, antibacterial, and
radioprotective activities. Moreover, it discusses the sources,
isolation and purification, chemistry, functionality
interactions, applications, and industrial features of a variety
of marine-derived pharmaceuticals.
Marine pharmacognosy is a dynamic field that has been
systematically investigated over the last 50 years, and the
number of publications and patents are increasing every year.
Bringing together a global team of experts,
Marine pharmacognosy is a dynamic field that has been
systematically investigated over the last 50 years, and the
number of publications and patents are increasing every year.
Bringing together a global team of experts,Marine
Pharmacognosy: Trends and Applications
Marine
Pharmacognosy: Trends and Applications reviews current
research on marine-derived bioactive compounds and provides
insight into future research on their potential as
pharmacologically active agents.
reviews current
research on marine-derived bioactive compounds and provides
insight into future research on their potential as
pharmacologically active agents.