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Marine algae: A source of biomass for biotechnological applications -- Structure and function of macroalgal natural products -- Spectrophotometric assays of major compounds extracted from algae -- Extraction and enrichment of protein from red and green macroalgae -- Extraction and purification of r-phycoerythrin from marine red algae -- Extraction and analysis of mycosporine-like amino acids in marine algae -- Extraction and purification of phlorotannins from brown algae -- Enzyme-enhanced extraction of antioxidant ingredients from algae -- Microwave-assisted extraction of fucoidan from marine algae -- Extraction and analysis of oxylipins from macroalgae illustrated on the example gracilaria vermiculophylla -- Lipids and fatty acids in algae: Extraction, fractionation into lipid classes, and analysis by gas chromatography coupled with flame ionization detector (GC-FD) -- HRMAS NMR analysis of algae and identification of molecules of interest via conventional 1d and 2d nmr: Sample preparation and optimization of experimental conditions -- Extraction, purification, and NMR analysis of terpenes from brown algae -- Extraction, isolation, and identification of sesquiterpenes from laurencia species -- The use of HPLC for the characterization of phytoplankton pigments -- Characterization of phlorotannins from brown algae by lc-hrms -- Analysis of betaines from marine algae using lc-ms-ms -- Analysis of marine biotoxins using lc-ms/ms -- Fucoidan analysis by tandem maldi-tof and esi mass spectrometry -- Determination of substitution patterns of galactans from green seaweeds of the bryopsidales -- Structural characterization of a hybrid carrageenan-like sulfated galactan from a marine red alga furcellaria lumbricalis -- Characterization of alginates by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and vibrational spectroscopy (IR, NIR, RAMAN) in combination with chemometrics -- Imaging and identification of marine algal bioactive compounds by surface enhanced raman spectroscopy (SERS) -- In vitro protocols for measuring the antioxidant capacity of algal extracts -- Disk diffusion assay to assess the antimicrobial activity of marine algal extracts -- Screening of a marine algal extract for antifungal activities -- Protocol for assessing antifouling activities of macroalgal extracts.