Toxins and biologically active compounds from microalgae

Toxins and Biologically Active Compounds from Microalgae: Volume 2: Biological Effects and Risk Management is devoted to the effects toxic microalgae and their poisonous products exert on living systems and how they may affect human activities. The most advanced information regarding the molecular mechanisms of action of major groups of toxins is presented, to frame for the description of toxic responses found in living systems exposed to microalgal toxins. Accounts of the recognized environmental effects of harmful algal blooms and the existing therapeutic applications of so.

Front Cover; Preface; Contents; List of Contributors; Section 3: Molecular Mechanisms and Modes of Action of Microalgal Toxins; 1. The Mechanism of Action of Microalgal Toxins Interacting with NaV and KV Channels; 2. Pharmacological Actions of Palytoxin; 3. Molecular Mechanisms of Maitotoxin Action; 4. The Mechanisms of Action of Domoic Acid: From Pathology to Physiology; 5. Cyclic Imine Neurotoxins Acting on Muscarinic and Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors; 6. Molecular Bases of Effects of Azaspiracids and Yessotoxins.

7. Proteomic Tools to Elucidate the Molecular Action of Micro-Algal ToxinsSection 4: Impact of Toxic Microalgae and Microalgal Toxins on Biological Systems; 8. Domoic Acid: Biological Effects and Health Implications; 9. Toxicity of Okadaic Acid/Dinophysistoxins and Microcystins on Biological Systems; 10. Toxicity of Cyclic Imines; 11. Clinical Applications of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins; 12. Toxicology of Ciguatoxins; 13. Toxicity of Palytoxins: From Cellular to Organism Level Responses; 14. Effects of Toxic Microalgae on Marine Organisms.

Section 5: Management of Risks Posed by Toxic Microalgae and Microalgal Toxins15. Phycotoxins: Seafood Contamination…