Use of Algae in Human Health

Joël Fleurence is a professor at the University of Nantes. His research focuses on aquatic biotechnologies, particularly the valuation of algae. He has contributed to more than 100 international publications, three international patents and several books, including Aquatic Biotechnologies, published by ISTE Ltd and Wiley.

• Preface viiIntroduction ixChapter 1. Algae in Traditional Medicine 11.1. Traditional Asian medicines 11.1.1. Chinese medicine 11.1.2. Japanese medicine 81.1.3. Korean medicine 131.1.4. Vietnamese medicine 151.1.5. Filipino medicine 161.1.6. Indonesian medicine 211.2. Other traditional medicines 231.2.1. African medicine 231.2.2. European medicine 251.2.3. Medicine on the American continent 311.2.4. Polynesian medicine 33Chapter 2. Activities of Therapeutic Interest 352.1. Antioxidant activities 352.1.1. Methodology 352.1.2. Active algae extracts 372.2. Antibacterial activity 422.3. Antifungal activity 472.4. Antiviral activities 492.5. Anticoagulant and antithrombotic activity 532.6. Anti-inflammatory activities 572.7. Anti-allergenic activities 622.8. Antitumor activity 652.9. Anti-cholesterol activity 682.10. Other activities 70Chapter 3. Molecules 773.1. Polysaccharides 773.1.1. Alginates 773.1.2. Laminarin 883.1.3. Fucans 933.1.4. Carrageenans 973.1.5. Porphyrans 1113.1.6. Ulvans 1153.2. Proteins and peptides 1193.3. Lipids, fatty acids and sterols 1363.4. Phenolic derivatives 146Chapter 4. Therapeutic Development: Strategies and Limits 1554.1. Epidemiological studies 1554.2. Clinical studies 1594.3. Patents 1634.4. Resource availability, accessibility and biochemical variations 1654.5. Perception and ignorance of the resource 172Conclusion 179References 181Index 197