Toxins and biologically active compounds from microalgae

This book provides a structured account of the existing knowledge of toxic algae, the chemistry of the toxins they produce, the effects these substances exert in humans and wildlife, as well as the strategies envisaged to protect public health and the environment. It covers recent advances in the understanding of the biology of toxin producers and the factors involved in the appearance and dynamics of harmful algae blooms, the factors affecting toxin production, the synthesis of toxins both in natural producers and by chemical means in a lab, and the toxin groups posing continuing and novel hazards to living systems.

The mechanism of action of microalgal toxins interacting with NaV and KV channels / Kopljar, I., Peigneur, S., Snyders, D.J., and Tytgat, J -- Pharmacological actions of palytoxin / Wu, C.H. -- Molecular mechanisms of maitotoxin action / Schilling, W.P. -- The mechanisms of action of domoic acid: from pathology to physiology / Novelli, A., Fernández-Sánchez, M.T., Pérez-Gómez, A., Cabrera-García, D., Lipsky, R.H., Marini, A.M., and Salas-Puig, J. -- Cyclic imine neurotoxins acting on muscarinic and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors / Molgó, J., Aráoz, R., Iorga, B.I., Benoit, E., and Zakarian, A. -- Molecular bases of effects of azaspiracids and yessotoxins / Rossini, G.P. and Sala, G.L. -- Proteomic tools to elucidate the molecular action of micro-algal toxins / Fladmark, K.E. -- Domoic acid: biological effects and health implications / Pulido, O.M. -- Toxicity of okadaic acid/dinophysistoxins and microcystins on biological systems / Fessard, V. -- Toxicity of cyclic imines / Munday, R. -- Clinical applications of paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins / Lagos, N. -- Toxicology of ciguatoxins / Vetter, B.I. and Lewis, R.J. -- Toxicity of palytoxins: from cellular to organism level …