Biology and Ecology of Pharmaceutical Marine Tunicates

Ramasamy Santhanam, Santhanam Ramesh (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

176 Seiten

2019
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-0-367-33765-0 (ISBN)

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The ocean is a source of unique natural products, mainly accumulated in living organisms. The c.4000 species of tunicates or sea squirts (Phylum, Chordata; Subphylum, Urochordata) are a high-potential yet under-studied source of bioactive compounds for pharmaceuticals. The secondary metabolites such as alkaloids isolated from these organisms have led to the discovery of an approved anti-tumor drug, anti-cancer drugs Yondelis® and Aplidin®, as well as many others in clinical trial.

There is an urgent need for more research on the bioactive compounds of marine tunicates and better knowledge about the identification and biology of these species. This is the first focused book to meet this need. The taxonomy, common name, global distribution, habitat, diagnostic features and pharmaceutical compounds (along with their activities) of 165 key species of tunicates are given, with high-quality illustrations.

Contributed by scientists of both Marine Biology and Pharmacy disciplines, this book will serve as a standard reference for researchers, teachers and students of Fisheries Science, Marine Biology, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Natural Products, and Pharmacy, and as a valuable guide for pharmaceutical companies involved in the development of new drugs from marine organisms.

Dr. Ramasamy Santhanam is the former Dean of Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India. He has around 40 years of teaching and research experience. He is presently serving as a Fisheries Expert for various governmental and non-governmental organizations. Dr. Santhanam Ramesh, Professor, Dept. of Pharmaceutics, Ratnam Institute of Pharmacy,Nellore, AP,India , obtained his Ph.D. degree from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India, in 2011.

Preface. Authors Bio. Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. Biology and Ecology of Marine Tunicates. Chapter 3: Pharmaceutical Compounds and Activities of Marine Tunicates. A. Order: Aplousobranchia. Family 1. Clavelinidae. Family 2. Diazonidae. Family 3. Didemnidae. Family 4. Holozoidae. Family 5. Polyclinidae. Family 6. Polycitoridae. Family 7. Polyclinidae. Family 8. Pseudodistomidae. Family 9. Ritterellidae. B. Order: Phlebobranchia. Family 1. Ascidiidae. Family 2. Cionidae. Family 3. Corellidae. Family 4. Perophoridae. C. Order Stolidobranchia. Family 1. Molgulidae. Family 2. Pyuridae. Family 3. Styelidae.
D. Order: Salpida. Family 1. Salpidae. Unidentified species. References. Compounds. Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	02.11.2019
Reihe/Serie	Biology and Ecology of Marine Life
Zusatzinfo	7 Tables, black and white; 421 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	216 x 279 mm
Gewicht	510 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
	Technik
ISBN-10	0-367-33765-7 / 0367337657
ISBN-13	978-0-367-33765-0 / 9780367337650
Zustand	Neuware