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Marine Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods

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This book discusses a variety of marine nutraceuticals, including both commercialized products and those in development. Chapter 1 provides an overview of current marine nutraceutical products. Chapter 2 through 5 deal with omega-3 oils, describing their origin, and their health benefits, especially with regard to brain health, and how they can be stabilized and delivered into functional foods. Chapters 6 and 7 discuss chitin, chitosa, and partially hydrolyzed chitosa. Chapter 8 discusses the health benefits and methods for the production of glucosamine. Chapter 9 and 10 provide an overview of the bioactive properties of hydrolyzed marine protein, in particular ACE-inhibitory and blood pressure-lowering properties of finfish protein hydrolyzate. Chapters 11 through 14 discuss the bioactive constituents of marine algae, including fucoxanthin, astaxanthin, and marine polysaccharides. Chapter 15 provides an overview of nutraceutical development from marine microorganisms. Chapter 16 describes the potential of shark cartilage for the prevention of cancer. Chapter 17 discusses potential marine sources of calcium, one the most widely consumed nutritional supplements and functional food ingredients, normally derived from terrestrial sources. Chapter 18 describes the discovery and development of a novel immunoenhancing polysaccharide complex derived from the microalgae.

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612.3-2 Bar M

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New York : CRC Press., 2008

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ed.1-cet.1. xii, 494 hal. Ilus. ; 23,5 cm Index. H

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Indonesia

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978-1-57444487-2

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612.3-2 Bar M

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