Marine medicinal foods
Subtitle: implications and applications, animals and microbes
By: edited by Se-Kwon Kim
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Advances in food and nutrition research -- v. 65
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Waltham, Mass
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 523
ISBN-13: 9780123914644; 9780124160033
Subjects: Marine organisms; HEALTH & FITNESS; Herbal Medications; Marine pharmacology
Description: This volume€on medicinal foods from the sea€narrates the bioactive principles of various marine floral (vertebrate and Invertebrate), faunal (Macro and Micro algal) and microbial sources. Contributions from eminent scientists worldwide explain about the latest advance implications in the development and application of marine originated functional foods, as potential pharmaceuticals and medicines for the benefit of humankind by meeting the present nutraceutical demands.*The latest important information for food scientists and nutritionists *Peer-reviewed articles by a panel of respect.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Marine Medicinal Foods: Implications andApplications; title: Animals and Microbes; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Medicinal Foods from Marine Animals: Current Status and Prospects; I. Introduction; II. Fish; III. Crustaceans; IV. Mollusks and Echinoderms; V. Other Marine Animals of Medicinal Value; VI. Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Nutraceutical Functionalities of Polysaccharides from Marine Invertebrates; I. Introduction; II. Sources of Polysaccharides; A. Sea cucumbers; B. Ascidians; C. Sea urchins; D. Nudibranchs; References.