Marine products for healthcare functional and bioactive nutraceutical compounds from the ocean

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Venugopal, V. 1942-
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, c2009.
SeriesFunctional foods & nutraceuticals series.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781420052640
DOI10.1201/9781420052640
Physical Descriptionxxi, 527 p. : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • Functional foods : an overview
  • Marine habitat and resources
  • Seafood proteins : functional properties and protein supplements
  • Seafood proteins : nutritional value, bioactive peptides, marine and cold-adapted enzymes
  • Polyunsaturated fatty acids and their therapeutic functions
  • Seafood processing wastes: chitin, chitosan, and other compounds
  • Cartotenoids
  • Marine sources of vitamins and minerals
  • Seaweed : nutritional value, bioactive properties, and uses
  • Seaweed hydrocolloids
  • Marine microalgae, other microorganisms, and corals
  • Drugs and pharmaceuticals from marine sources
  • Marine nutraceuticals for food fortification and enrichment
  • Marine macromolecules as nutraceutical carriers and biofilms
  • Safety hazards with marine products and their control.