Sustainable Global Resources of Seaweeds Volume 2

Prof. Gokare A .Ravishankar is a Consultant at World Bank Project, USA and Vice President at Dayananda Sagar Institutions, India. He lives and works in North Wales, Pennsylvania, USADr. A. Ranga Rao is an Associate Professor & Senior Scientist in the Department of Biotechnology at Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research in Andhra Pradesh, India

• SEAWEEDS FOR FOOD AND HEALTH APPLICATIONS.- Macroalgae as food: composition, nutritional value and healthy attributes.- Seaweeds foods and their nutritional value; Gracilaria: An Emerging source of agar feedstock – with special reference to industrially important species.- Nutritional value of tropical Seaweeds for functional food applications: An Overview.- Seaweeds: Potential applications to augment the nutritional composition and health benefits of food and food products; Seaweeds as a functional food: a comprehensive review of its antioxidants and therapeutic merits against oxidative stress-mediated chronic diseases.- Nutritional Composition and Phytochemical Profile of Brown Seaweeds: An Overview.- Laminariaceae: Its use in food and health implications.- Sargassum species: its use in food and health implications.- Red seaweeds: a contribution for nutraceutical food products.- Gracilaria as the major source of agar for food, health and biotechnology applications.- Marine algal colorants for the food industries.- The new products from brown seaweeds: Fucoxanthin and phlorotannins.-Seaweed: their role in gut health; Investigation on  the beneficial use of seaweed  in bread and the broader food industry.- Emerging trends on protein extraction from seaweeds: Challenges and opportunities.- Sustainable and biodegradable active films based on seaweed compounds to improve shelf life of food products.- Seaweed as food: Ways to guarantee their quality.- Global trade of seaweed foods.- Seaweed based polymers for various commercial applications: An overview.-  II   PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS OF SEAWEEDS AND HEALTH BENEFITS., Vitamin B12 sources and seaweeds.- Health properties of seaweeds., Pharmaceutical applications of Porphyra.- Seaweeds as prospective marine resources for the development of bioactive pharmacophores and nutraceuticals.- Research, development and commercial applications of  seaweed derived fibrous materials.- Challenges and recent progress in seaweed polysaccharides for industrial purposes.- Therapeutics properties of Seaweeds in Cardiovascular disease: an Overview., Industrial potential of Seaweeds in Biomedical applications: Current trends and Future Prospects.- Anti-Viral compounds from Seaweeds: An Overview.- Antiviral applications prospect of macroalgae.- Chemical composition and phytopharmaceuticals: An overview of the Caulerpa and Cystoseira genera.- Skin brightening with Seaweeds: Will it be a turning point in natural cosmeceutical market?.