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Seaweed : ecology, nutrient composition, and medicinal uses /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Pomin, Vitor H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science, 2012.
Colección:Marine biology.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • SEAWEED ECOLOGY, NUTRIENT COMPOSITION AND MEDICINAL USES ; SEAWEED ECOLOGY, NUTRIENT COMPOSITION AND MEDICINAL USES ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; ALANINE IS A POSSIBLE COMPATIBLE SOLUTE INVOLVED IN COLD ACCLIMATION IN THE MARINE RED ALGA PORPHYRA YEZOENSIS ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. AMINO ACID COMPOSITIONS IN HAPLOID AND DIPLOID GENERATIONS ; 3. TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT CHANGES IN CONTENTS OF MAJOR FREE AMINO ACIDS ; 4. ABSENCE OF D-AMINO ACIDS UNDER COLD STRESS CONDITIONS ; 5. GENES INVOLVED IN ALANINE BIOSYNTHESIS ; 6. COLD-INDUCIBLE EXPRESSION OF THE PYALAAT GENE IN P. YEZOENSIS.
  • 7. DIFFERENCES IN THE STRATEGIES FOR USING FREE AMINO ACIDS BETWEEN SEA AND LAND PLANTS CONCLUSION ; ACNOWLEDGEMENTS ; REFERENCES ; A REVIEW OF THE NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF SELECTED EDIBLE SEAWEEDS ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. WORLD PRODUCTION OF SEAWEED ; 3. USE OF VARIOUS SEAWEEDS AS HUMAN FOOD ; 4. EXAMPLES OF SEAWEEDS USED AS HUMAN FOOD ; 4.1. Chlorophyta (Green Algae) ; 4.2. Phaeophyceae (Brown Algae) ; 4.3. Rhodophyta (Red Algae) ; 5. PHYCOCOLLOIDS ; What Are Phycocolloids? ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; NUTRITIONAL QUALITY AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF BROWN AND RED SEAWEEDS.
  • ABSTRACT ABBREVIATIONS ; 1. NUTRITIONAL EVALUATION OF EDIBLE SEAWEEDS ; 1.1. Dietary Fiber ; 1.2. Protein, Ashes and Fat ; 1.3. Physicochemical or Functional Properties ; 2. BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF SEAWEEDS ; 2.1. Multifunctional Antioxidant Capacity ; 2.2. Anticoagulant Capacity ; 3. POLYSACCHARIDE IDENTIFICATION IN SEAWEEDS BY FTIR SPECTROSCOPY ; 3.1. Brown Seaweed Polysaccharides ; 3.1.1. Alginate ; 3.1.2. Other Structural and Storage Polysaccharides: Fucoidan, Laminaran and Cellulose ; 3.2. Red Seaweed Polysaccharides ; 3.2.1. Carrageenan and Agar ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES.
  • EDIBLE SEAWEEDS: A FUNCTIONAL FOOD WITH ORGAN PROTECTIVE AND OTHER THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND PHENOLIC CONTENT OF SEAWEEDS ; 2.1. Dietary Fibers ; 2.2. Protein and Amino Acid Profiles ; 2.3. Lipids and Fatty Acids ; 2.4. Minerals ; 2.5. Micronutrients and Vitamins ; 3. IN VITRO AND IN VIVO ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES ; 4. SEAWEEDS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH ; 4.1. Obesity, Dislipidemia and Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Reduction ; 5. ORGAN PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF DIETARY SEAWEEDS IN RATS FED RICH LIPOGENIC (1% CHOLESTEROL 24% FAT) DIET.
  • 5.1. Liver Gross, Somatic Index, Microscopy and Lesion Scoring ; 5.2 Heart ; 5.2.1. Cardiac Marker Enzymes; 5.3 Kidney ; 5.4. Brain ; 5.4.1. Nerves and Brain ; 5.5. Spleen; 5.6. Lungs ; 6. LIPID OXIDATION LEVELS IN ORGAN ; 7. SOD, GSH-PX AND CATALASE ACTIVITIES IN THE ORGANS; 8. TISSUE HEALING PROPERTIES OF SEAWEEDS ; 8.1. Dermal Wound Healing ; 9. RETARD BLOOD SUGAR INCREASES ; 10. ANTICOAGULANT PROPERTIES ; 11. ENDOCRINE MODULATING PROPERTIES ; 11.1. Thyroid ; 12. PHYTOESTROGENIC PROPERTIES ; 13. IMMUNE REGULATION/INFLAMMATION/ALLERGY.