Marine pharmacognosy: trends and applications

"Marine pharmacognosy is a dynamic field that has been systematically investigated over the last 50 years. The potential of the field is shown by the number of publications and the patents that are constantly increasing every year. This book presents the latest comprehensive studies of marine derived medicinal substances for biological, medical and industrial applications. Marine flora and fauna has been the source of molecules used as pharmaceuticals, cosmeceuticals, nutraceuticals, molecular probes, fine chemicals and agrochemicals. Bringing together a global author team of experts, this text provides a current snapshot of the importance of marine products in health formulation"--Provided by publisher

Ch. 1. Past, present, and future of marine pharmacognosy / Se-Kwon Kim -- ch. 2. Antidiabetic compounds from marine organisms and their properties / Miyuki Shirosaki and Tomoyuki Koyama -- ch. 3. Bioactive compounds from Okinawan marine cyanobacteria / Toshiaki Teruya, Osamu Ohno, and Kiyotake Suenaga -- ch. 4. Bioactive secondary metabolites from marine-derived fungi / Sherif S. Ebada and Peter Proksch -- ch. 5. Cytotoxic briarane-type diterpenoids / Yonghong Liu [and others] -- ch. 6. Pharmacoanalytical procedures for chondroitin present in raw materials and biological fluids / Bradley Wright and Brian Lockwood -- ch. 7. Marine natural products targeting nuclear factor KB / U. Sebnem Harput -- ch. 8. The immunomodulatory effect of marine algae on allergic response / Se-Kwon Kim, Thanh-Sang Vo, and Dai-Hung Ngo -- ch. 9. Pharmacological effects of marine-derived bioactive peptides / Se-Kwon Kim [and others] -- ch. 10. Sea cucumber saponins : realization of their anticancer effects / Se-Kwon Kim, S.W.A. Himaya, and Kyong-Hwa Kang -- ch. 11. Phlorotannins as potential antibacterial agents from marine brown algae / Sung-Hwan Eom and Se-Kwon Kim -- ch. 12. Bioactive molecules from sy…