Bioprospecting of Natural Pigments in Human Health

Bioprospecting of Natural Pigments in Human Health provides a comprehensive overview of the therapeutic potential of these compounds. Covering the main pigment classes sourced from plants, algae, and microbes, the book is organized around the applications to specific diseases and conditions. With chapters on the anti-cancer, antidiabetic, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, anti-aging effects, cardioprotective and neuroprotective agents, the chapters cover the molecular biology principles of action, as well as bioavailability and structure. This is the ideal reference for academic researchers interested in natural products pharmacology. It is also beneficial for the academic and corporate researchers in food sciences, and nutraceutical industries. Covers the pigments, their therapeutic and health benefitting properties comprehensivelyOrganizes the therapeutic potential of natural pigments according to diseases and conditionsExplains the mechanism of action of pigments on targeted therapeutic pathways INDICE: 1. Pigments as therapeutics: An introductionI. Therapeutic potential of phytopigments2. A Comprehensive analysis of neuroprotective potential of phytopigments3. Natural pigments as protective agent for respiratory disorders: special reference to COVID-194. Antidiabetic properties of phytopigments: Current status and prospective5. Tumor preventive properties of phytopigments against breast cancer6. Anti-aging potential of phytopigments: Perspectives and challenges7. Role of dietary pigments in chemoprevention and chemotherapy: An overview8. Curcumin: A yellow pigment of immense therapeutic potentialII. Algal pigments and pharmaceutical applications9. Recent developments in pharmaceutical applications of microalgal pigments10. Microalgal pigments against cancer: Potentials and applications11. Fucoxanthin: A promising compound for inflammation-related diseases12. Phycobiliproteins-Algae derived pigments: Advances in research on the therapeutic potentialIII. Microbial pigments: Therapeutic potential and applications13. Microbial pigments and therapeutic potential: current status and opportunities14. Endophytes as emerging sources of pigments: Therapeutic potential and applicationsIV. Natural pigments: from laboratories to hospital benches15. Pigments and promising randomized clinical trials16. Pigments: antimicrobial compounds with market potential17. Pigment as dietary supplements: Boon or Bane18. Promising nanotechnological pharmaceutical applications with pigments

• ISBN: 978-0-443-24017-1
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 400
• Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2025
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés