Marine products for healthcare :

Venugopal, V. 1942-

Marine products for healthcare : functional and bioactive nutraceutical compounds from the ocean / Vazhiyil Venugopal. - Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, c2009. - xxi, 527 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Functional foods and nutraceuticals series . - Functional foods & nutraceuticals series. .

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.

9781420052633 (alk. paper) 1420052632 (alk. paper)

2008036599

101481706 DNLM


Seafood--Health aspects.
Functional foods.
Marine pharmacology.
Seafood--analysis.
Dietary Supplements.
Food, Fortified.
Nutritive Value.
Seaweed--chemistry.

QP144.F56 / V46 2009

615.3 VEN 612.397 22

WB 426 / V458m 2009
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