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31.3 Characterization and Functions of AMP................................
748
31.4 Future Directions in Marine AMP Applications ........................
753
References .......................................................................
755
32 Marine-Derived Fungal Metabolites
Sherif S. Ebada, Peter Proksch ..................................................
759
32.1 Overview .................................................................
759
32.2 Drug Screening from Marine Organisms ...............................
760
32.3 Marine Organic Compounds ............................................
765
32.4 Conclusions ..............................................................
782
References .......................................................................
782
33 Marine Dinoflagellate-Associated Human Poisoning
Samanta S. Khora ...............................................................
789
33.1 Preface ...................................................................
789
33.2 Historical Perspective ...................................................
791
33.3 Marine Dinoflagellates ..................................................
792
33.4 Algal Blooms and Red Tide Dinoflagellates ...........................
793
33.5 Toxigenic Dinoflagellate-Associated Human Poisoning ..............
794
33.6 Biotechnological Significance of Toxic Marine Dinoflagellates ......
805
33.7 Control and Prevention .................................................
806
33.8 Discussion and Conclusion .............................................
807
References .......................................................................
808
34 Carotenoids, Bioactive Metabolites Derived from Seaweeds
Ratih Pangestuti, Se-Kwon Kim................................................
815
34.1 Seaweeds ................................................................
815
34.2 Biological Activities of Carotenoids and Health Benefit Effects ......
816
34.3 Concluding Remarks ....................................................
819
References .......................................................................
819
35 Marine Bioactive Compounds from Cnidarians
Joana Rocha, Miguel Leal, Ricardo Calado ....................................
823
35.1 Cnidarians................................................................
823
35.2 The Most Promising Marine Natural Products from Cnidaria .........
828
35.3 Concluding Remarks and Future Challenges ..........................
838
References .......................................................................
840
36 Fatty Acids of Marine Sponges
Pravat Manjari Mishra, Ayinampudi Sree, Prasanna K. Panda ..............
851
36.1 Fatty Acids – Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Importance ..........
851
36.2 Sponge Fatty Acids ......................................................
854
36.3 Bioactive Lipids/FAs from Marine Sponges ............................
862
36.4 Summary .................................................................
863
References .......................................................................
863
37 Marine Biotoxins
Aníbal Martínez, Alejandro Garrido-Maestu, Begoña Ben-Gigirey,
María José Chapela, Virginia González, Juan M. Vieites, Ana G. Cabado ...
869
37.1 Marine Toxins ............................................................
870