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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Venugopal V. (Vazhiyil), 1942-
Published: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis,
Publisher Address: Boca Raton
Publication Dates: c2009.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Functional foods and nutraceuticals series
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Carrier Form: xxi, 527 p.: ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 9781420052633 (alk. paper)
1420052632 (alk. paper)
Index Number: R151
CLC: R151.3
R914.4
Call Number: R247.1/V471
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.