The Pharmacological Potential of Cyanobacteria

• Author : Graciliana Lopes,Marisa Silva,Vitor Vasconcelos
• Publisher : Academic Press
• Release : 18 May 2021

The Pharmacological Potential of Cyanobacteria explores the bioactive compounds isolated from cyanobacteria and their relationship to human health and biotechnological applications. The book presents an overview of the chemistry and ecology of cyanobacteria, focusing on culture needs and techniques of biomass production. It is organized according to the different biological activities and biotechnological applications of compounds discovered in recent years. Besides biological activity, the mechanism of action of compounds is explained, along with molecular structure. Finally, compounds already used in

• Author : Gabriela Hrckova,Samuel Velebny
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 13 December 2012

The natural world with a large number of terrestrial and marine plants and lower organisms is a great source of bioactive compounds historically used as remedies in various diseases. Within the last decade, such compounds became more attractive targets for pharmacologists and the pharmaceutical industry in drug development projects. This volume presents the pharmacological potential of chemically defined natural compounds obtained from plants, fungi, algae and cyanobacteria with antiparasitic activity, that have been tested against various endo-parasitic protozoan and helminth

• Author : Sikha Mandal,Jnanendra Rath
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 24 November 2014

This volume presents recent developments in the novel drug development and potential of extremophilic cyanobacteria. It discusses how these tiny organism originated, produce oxygen that leads to evolution of life on the earth, how their survival strategies in extreme climatic conditions lead to diverse metabolic pathways, and the opportunity to use them to develop novel drugs. The book is comprised of five chapters, starting with the origin of cyanobacteria, their survival strategies under extreme conditions, and their capabilities to change

• Author : Archana Tiwari,Deepika Sharma
• Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Release : 18 January 2022

Excessive growth of cyanobacteria leads to blooms. These blooms severely affect the aquatic ecosystem. This work describes the utilization of these bloom forming Cyanobacteria as potential sources of antibacterial agents. Antibacterial activity is the antagonistic effect exerted by the microbes on other living species. Cyanobacteria have a tendency to produce secondary metabolites which prevent the growth of bacteria.The antibacterial property of these microbes is due to their excellent acumen to produce secondary metabolites which prevent the growth of bacteria.

• Author : Akshita Sharma,Archana Tiwari
• Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Release : 01 January 2013

Cyanobacterial secondary metabolites have diverse antagonistic activity that lead to disintegration of algal, bacterial and fungal growth. This work majorly focuses on the ability of cyanobacteria to be used as an antifungal agent, since a long time the antifungal drugs are chemical based, they are not only having problems of being hazardous when overused but also has led to the increase in the resistant power of many disease causing fungi. Cyanobacteria have a potential to become the leading antimicrobial drug

• Author : Rajeshwar P. Sinha,h.c. Donat-P. Häder
• Publisher : Academic Press
• Release : 06 October 2020

Natural Bioactive Compounds: Technological Advancements deals with the latest breakthroughs in the field of screening, characterization and novel applications of natural bioactive compounds from diverse group of organisms ranging from bacteria, viruses, cyanobacteria, algae, fungi, bryophytes, higher plants, sponges, corals and fishes. Written by some of the most reputed scientists in the field, this book introduces the reader to strategies and methods in the search for bioactive natural products. It is an essential read for researchers and students interested in

• Author : Purshotam Kaushik,Abhishek Chauhan
• Publisher : New India Publishing
• Release : 08 March 2009

"The book begins with fossil record of cyanobacteria and gives comprehensive treatment of antibacterial activity of cyanobacteria based on extensive research done by the authoIt also highlights the other aspects of biological activity like anti-fungal, anti-HIV, proteinase inhibitor, anti-mycobacterial, anti-helmintics, anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic and anti-cancer characteristics of cyanobacteria. Based on nine cyanobacterial spp. Anabaena variabilis, Anabaena fertilissima, Nostoc muscorum, Nostoc punctiforme, Nostoc linckia, Nostoc commune, Spirulina platensis, Westiellopsis prolifica and Hapalosiphon sp., monograph provides information regarding application of cyanobacteria. All the

• Author : World Life Research Institute,Bruce W. Halstead
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 18 January 1970

• Author : Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales
• Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
• Release : 15 May 2013

Public Health is regarded as the basis and cornerstone of health, generally and in medicine. Defined as the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals, this discipline has been renewed by the incorporation of multiple actors, professions, knowledge areas and it has also been impacted and promoted by multiple technologies, particularly - the information technology. As a changing field of

• Author : A.N. Rai,B. Bergman,Ulla Rasmussen
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 08 May 2007

Cyanobacterial symbioses are no longer regarded as mere oddities but as important components of the biosphere, occurring both in terrestrial and aquatic habitats worldwide. It is becoming apparent that they can enter into symbiosis with a wider variety of organisms than hitherto known, and there are many more still to be discovered, particularly in marine environments. The chapters cover cyanobacterial symbioses with plants (algae, bryophytes, Azolla, cycads, Gunnera), cyanobacterial symbioses in marine environments, lichens, Nostoc-Geosiphon (a fungus closely related to

• Author : Neelam M Nathani,Chandrashekar Mootapally,Indra R. Gadhvi,Bharat Maitreya,Chaitanya G. Joshi
• Publisher : Springer Nature
• Release : 09 November 2020

This book offers a comprehensive study of biological molecules acquired from marine organisms, which have been exploited for drug discovery with the aim to treat human diseases. Biomolecules have potential impacts on a diverse range of fields, including medical and pharmaceutical science, industrial science, biotechnology, basic research, molecular science, environmental science and climate change, etc. To understand and effectively apply medicinally important biomolecules, multidisciplinary approaches are called for. The ocean remains a rich biological resource, and the vast untapped potential

• Author : Adam Christopher Jones
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 18 January 2022

Natural products from the marine environment constitute one of the richest and most reliable sources of bioactive molecules for drug discovery and biotechnology. Filamentous marine cyanobacteria are among the most prolific natural product producers, and with significant advances in genetics and genomics over the past decade are gaining increasing recognition for unusual or unprecedented biochemistry involved in natural product biosynthesis. However, the further development of several of these cyanobacterial secondary metabolites has not been accomplished because of low yields from

• Author : Prashant Kumar Singh,Ajay Kumar,Vipin Kumar Singh,Alok Kumar Shrivistava
• Publisher : Academic Press
• Release : 15 February 2020

Advances in Cyanobacterial Biology presents the novel, practical, and theoretical aspects of cyanobacteria, providing a better understanding of basic and advanced biotechnological application in the field of sustainable agriculture. Chapters have been designed to deal with the different aspects of cyanobacteria including their role in the evolution of life, cyanobacterial diversity and classification, isolation, and characterization of cyanobacteria through biochemical and molecular approaches, phylogeny and biogeography of cyanobacteria, symbiosis, Cyanobacterial photosynthesis, morphological and physiological adaptation to abiotic stresses, stress-tolerant cyanobacterium,

• Author : Ajai Prakash Gupta,Pankaj Pandotra,Rajni Sharma,Manoj Kushwaha,Suphla Gupta
• Publisher : Elsevier Inc. Chapters
• Release : 25 June 2013

Cancer is a dreadful human disease, increasing with changing lifestyle, nutrition, and global warming. Its treatments do not have potent medicine as the currently available drugs results in severe side effects. Past activities in this area focused on the natural products derived from medicinal plants. According to the WHO, 80% of the world’s population primarily those from developing countries rely on plant-derived medicines for the health care. Over the past few decades, significant efforts have been made, jointly by pharmaceutical

• Author : B.A. Whitton,Malcolm Potts,M. Potts
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 30 June 2000

... Begins with an overview of ... blue-green algae ... then looks at their diversity in the geological record and ... their ecology in present environments