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Algal Metabolites and Phyco-Medicine

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Research on bioproducts is an exciting area for scientists over the decades due to global applications in daily life. A large number of modern drugs have been isolated from natural resources, especially both higher and lower plants and different microorganisms. The discovery of these drugs is mainly based on traditional knowledge among people. It is a fact that the majority of developing countries depend on traditional herbal medicines for various disorders. The pharmacological properties of medicinally important plants mainly depend on their metabolites. The detection of the bioactive compounds provides unlimited scope for new drug leads of our interest. Thus the isolation and purification of plant-derived novel drugs have a significant role in the form of food additives, nutraceuticals, medicines, cosmetics, and other value-added compounds. Algae are a great source of bioactive molecules of diverse therapeutic value and have broad commercial applications. Both microalgae and seaweeds are a rich source of primary and secondary metabolites such as carbohydrates, fatty acids, carotenoids, lectins, mycosporine-like amino acids, polyphenols, alginic acid, agar, carrageenan, etc. There are still many algae that have not been explored. Many algal species have gained significant attention in recent years because of their beneficial health impact. Phyco-medicine denotes the use of algal sources as herbal medicine with therapeutic potential. There is an increased curiosity to develop algae-based medicine and its commercial application. This chapter highlights the importance of bioactive molecules present in different groups of algae and its applications in the pharmaceutical and food industry.

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