Preface......Page 3
Present and Future Prospects of Seaweeds in Developing Functional Foods......Page 9
Functional Foods and Disease Prevention......Page 10
Emerging trends in the functional food industry......Page 11
Potential of Seaweeds as a Source to Develop Functional Foods......Page 12
Seaweed proteins, peptides, and amino acids......Page 13
Polysaccharides......Page 15
Phytochemicals......Page 17
Lipids......Page 18
Minerals and vitamins......Page 19
Present Situation and Potential of Seaweeds for Novel Functional Food Product Developments......Page 20
References......Page 21
Nutritional and Digestive Health Benefits of Seaweed......Page 24
Intervention of Seaweed to Enhance Human Nutrition......Page 25
Proteins......Page 26
Vitamins......Page 27
Dietary Fiber in Seaweed Helps to Ameliorate Digestive Health......Page 28
Suppresses gastrointestinal inflammation......Page 30
Encourages the action of probiotics......Page 31
Reduction of obesity by bringing down the caloric value of the diet......Page 32
Influence on glycemic control......Page 33
References......Page 34
Abstract......Page 47
Introduction......Page 48
Anticancer activity......Page 49
Antiviral activity......Page 51
Antiobesity activity......Page 52
Antiosteoporosis activity......Page 55
Skin whitening activity......Page 56
References......Page 57
Abstract......Page 102
Phlorotannins......Page 103
Antioxidant effects......Page 104
Photoprotective ability......Page 107
Inhibition of cancer metastasis......Page 109
Antiallergic effects......Page 110
Antidiabetic effects......Page 111
References......Page 112
Abstract......Page 146
Introduction......Page 147
Preparation and effect of Hf-PS-1 in SD rats......Page 149
Protective effect of Hf-PS-1 against ethanol-induced oxidative stress......Page 153
Hf-PS-1 protects the ethanol-induced injury to IEC-6 cells......Page 155
Hf-PS-1 inhibits ethanol-induced damage by downregulating JNK......Page 157
Conclusion......Page 160
References......Page 161
Abstract......Page 201
Obesity......Page 202
Antiobesity effects of seaweeds......Page 203
Antidiabetic effects of seaweeds......Page 207
References......Page 212
Abstract......Page 215
Introduction......Page 216
Sulfated polysaccharides......Page 217
Fucoidans......Page 218
Carrageenans......Page 219
Phlorotannins......Page 220
Carotenoids......Page 222
Conclusions and Further Prospects......Page 223
References......Page 224
Abstract......Page 227
Background......Page 228
Gastric Cancer......Page 229
Colorectal Cancer......Page 231
References......Page 233
Abstract......Page 236
Introduction......Page 237
Phlorotannins......Page 238
Anticoagulant Activity of Marine Algae......Page 241
Conclusions......Page 242
References......Page 243
Abstract......Page 246
Red macroalgae......Page 247
Brown macroalgae......Page 249
Microalgae......Page 251
Conclusion......Page 252
References......Page 253
Abstract......Page 267
Introduction......Page 268
Marine macroalgae as crude materials with antiallergic activities......Page 269
Polysaccharides......Page 270
Marine microalgae and their antiallergic properties......Page 272
References......Page 273
Abstract......Page 322
Nutritional assessment of seaweeds......Page 323
Biological activity of sulfated polysaccharides from seaweeds......Page 325
In vitro studies......Page 326
Edible Seaweeds as Potential Sources of Bioactive Peptides......Page 327
In vitro and in vivo evaluation of antihypertensive activities: different approaches......Page 328
References......Page 331
Abstract......Page 352
Function of vitamins in human body......Page 353
Vitamin requirements for humans......Page 354
Factors influencing vitamin content in seaweed......Page 355
Bioavailability and absorption of vitamins......Page 356
Vitamin composition of seaweed......Page 357
Antioxidant activity of some vitamins contained in seaweed......Page 359
References......Page 361
Abstract......Page 365
Iodine......Page 366
IronFe......Page 367
Manganese......Page 368
Requirements of Minerals by Humans......Page 369
Content of Minerals in Seaweed......Page 370
Contribution of seaweed minerals to daily requirements......Page 371
Endogenous factors......Page 377
Exogenous factors......Page 378
Bioavailability of Seaweed Minerals by Humans......Page 379
References......Page 380
Abstract......Page 397
Outline of chronic infections......Page 398
Mechanism of Action on Biofilms in Chronic Infection......Page 399
Chronic Infection in Human and Beneficial by Biofilms......Page 402
Periodontal diseases......Page 403
Wound inflammation......Page 404
Diabetic foot ulcer......Page 405
Otolaryngologic diseases......Page 406
Conclusion......Page 407
References......Page 408
Abstract......Page 411
Treatment for Osteoporosis......Page 412
Marine Algae......Page 413
Osteoblast differentiation......Page 414
Osteoclast differentiation in osteoporosis......Page 416
Conclusion......Page 417
References......Page 418
Abstract......Page 422
Introduction......Page 423
Ca-mineralization via osteoblastic differentiation......Page 425
Marine algae-derived biomaterials for bone tissue engineering applications......Page 430
Conclusion......Page 431
References......Page 432
Abstract......Page 435
Introduction......Page 436
Methods for Assaying Osteoblasts and Osteoclasts In Vitro......Page 438
Microalgae......Page 439
Macroalgae......Page 441
References......Page 444
Index......Page 447