Toxins and biologically active compounds from microalgae

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. 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. Studies effects toxic microalgae and their poisonous products exert on living systems and how they may affect human activities.

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Volume 1. Origin, chemistry and detection. Section 1. Toxic Microalgae and Cyanobacteria: Harmful algae and their toxins: progress, paradoxes and paradigm shifts / Hallegraeff, G. -- Micro-algal and cyanobacterial producers of biotoxins / Rhodes, L. and Wood, S. -- Detection and identification of toxic microalgae by the use of innovative molecular methods / Penna, A. and Galluzzi, L. -- Factors affecting algal toxicity / Pistocchi, R. -- Section 2. Microalgal Toxins: Chemistry and Detection: Chemistry and detection of okadaic acid/dinophysistoxins, pectenotoxins and yessotoxins / Suzuki, T. -- Chemistry of brevetoxins / Abraham, A., Plakas, S.M. and Dickey, R.W. -- The chemistry of ciguatoxins: from the first records to current challenges of monitoring programs / Soliño, L., de la Iglesia, P., Altares, M.G. and Diogene, J. -- Palytoxins: chemistry and detection / Ciminiello, P., Dell'Aversano, C. and Forino, M. -- Chemistry and detection of domoic acid and isomers / Tasker, A. -- Current knowledge of paralytic shellfish toxin: biosynthesis, molecular detection and evolution / D'Agostino, P.M., Moffitt, M.C. and Neilan, B.A. -- Current understanding and hypotheses on the biosynthes…