Marine Bioactive Compounds: Sources, Characterization and Applications

✍ Scribed by Fabio Rindi, Anna Soler-Vila, Michael D. Guiry (auth.), Maria Hayes (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 238
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The aim and scope of this book is to highlight the sources, isolation, characterization and applications of bioactive compounds from the marine environment and to discuss how marine bioactive compounds represent a major market application in food and other industries. It discusses sustainable marine resources of macroalgal origin and gives examples of bioactive compounds isolated from these and other resources, including marine by-product and fisheries waste streams. In addition, it looks at the importance of correct taxonomic characterization.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Taxonomy of Marine Macroalgae Used as Sources of Bioactive Compounds....Pages 1-53
Extraction and Characterization of Bioactive Compounds with Health Benefits from Marine Resources: Macro and Micro Algae, Cyanobacteria, and Invertebrates....Pages 55-98
Marine Bioactive Peptides and Protein Hydrolysates: Generation, Isolation Procedures, and Biological and Chemical Characterizations....Pages 99-113
Chitin, Chitosan and their Derivatives from Marine Rest Raw Materials: Potential Food and Pharmaceutical Applications....Pages 115-128
Industry Potential of Marine Bioactive Components: Downstream Processing and Vehicles for Efficient Delivery In Situ....Pages 129-157
Extraction and Characterization of Bioactive Carbohydrates with Health Benefits from Marine Resources: Macro- and Microalgae, Cyanobacteria, and Invertebrates....Pages 159-172
Medicinal Chemistry and Ligand Profiling for Evaluation of Promising Marine Bioactive Molecules....Pages 173-206
Marine-Derived Functional Foods: Claims and Current Legislation....Pages 207-222
Back Matter....Pages 223-229

✦ Subjects

Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology; Bioorganic Chemistry; Pharmacy; Microbiology