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Informationen zum Autor Colin Barrow, Fereidoon Shahidi Klappentext Edited by pioneers in the field! Marine Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods provides detailed information on a variety of commercially available and newly developing value-added products from marine sources. It discusses the discovery! development! and health benefits of omega-3 oils; chitin! chitosan! and partially hydrolyzed chitosan; glucosamine; marine proteins; marine algae and seaweed; and shark cartilage. The book also analyzes the use of marine microorganisms as a renewable resourceas well as marine sources of calcium. The final chapter describes the discovery and development of a novel immunoenhancing polysaccharide complex derived from the microalgae! Chlorella. Zusammenfassung Beginning with an overview of marine nutraceuticals, this book discusses the origin of omega-3 oils, their beneficial effects on brain health, and their stabilization and delivery into functional foods. It also analyzes the use of marine micro-organisms as a renewable resource and marine sources of calcium. Inhaltsverzeichnis Marine Fisheries By-Products as Potential Nutraceuticals: An Overview, Omega-3 Oils: Sources, Applications, and Health Effects, Omega-3s and Their Impact on Brain Health, Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases through Anti-Infl ammation and Neuroprotection: A Review of Studies in Animal Models, Microencapsulation of Marine Lipids as a Vehicle for Functional Food Delivery, Chitin and Chitosan, Production of Bioactive Chitosan Oligosaccharides and Their Potential Use as Nutraceuticals, Glucosamine Production and Health Benefits, Functional and Bioactive Peptides from Hydrolyzed Aquatic Food Proteins, Marine-Derived Protein Hydrolysates, Their Biological Activities and Potential as Functional Food Ingredients: ACE-Inhibitory Peptides Derived from Bonito, Marine Algal Constituents, Beneficial Health Effects of Seaweed Carotenoid, Fucoxanthin, The Production and Health Benefits of Astaxanthin, Marine Algae and Polysaccharides with Therapeutic Applications, Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods from Marine Microbes: An Introduction to a Diverse Group of Natural Products Isolated from Marine Macroalgae, Microalgae, Bacteria, Fungi, and Cyanobacteria, Shark Cartilage: Potential for Therapeutic Application for Cancer-Review Article, Calcium from Fish Bone and Other Marine Resources, Immunoenhancing Preparations of Marine Origin, Index ...
