1st Edition

Biomaterials from Aquatic and Terrestrial Organisms

Edited By Milton Fingerman, R. Nagabhushanam Copyright 2006
622 Pages
by CRC Press

622 Pages
by CRC Press

Organisms, both aquatic and terrestrial, are sources of a wide variety of substances, many of which have already been shown to be bioactive. They play a wide variety of physiological and environmental roles. These chemicals include a broad array of proteins, lipids, and polysaccharides. Many of these natural products find applications in industry, agriculture, and medicine. The emphasis of study... Read more

Use of Plants for Management of Alzheimer’s Disease
Antiviral Activity of Sulfated Polysaccharides of Marine Red Algae
Anti-Inflammatory and Antiallergic Properties of Triterpenoids from Plants
Antioxidant Compounds Extracted from Several Plant Materials
Antimicrobial Activity of Terpenes Isolated from African Plants
Antimalarial and Antifungal Alkaloids from Plants
Anticancer Compounds from Higher Plants
Biologically Active Natural Products from Marine Fungi
Antioxidant Metabolites from Marine Derived Fungi
Antiangiogenic Compounds from Marine Invertebrates
Biologically Active Terpenoids from Sponges
Bioactive Polyacetylenic Compounds from Marine Sponges
Bioactive Natual Products from Nudibranchs
Barnacle Underwater Adhesive: Complexity from Multi-Functionality in a Multi-Protein Complex
Secondary Metabolites of Biological Significance from Echinoderms

Biography

Milton Fingerman