Marine products for healthcare
Subtitle: functional and bioactive nutraceutical compounds from the ocean
By: author, Vazhiyil Venugopal.
Series: Functional foods and nutraceuticals series; Functional foods & nutraceuticals series
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781420052633
Subjects: Seafood -- Health aspects; Functional foods; Marine pharmacology; Seafood -- analysis; Dietary Supplements; Food, Fortified; Nutritive Value; Seaweed -- chemistry
Notes: "A CRC title."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Functional foods : an overview; title: Marine habitat and resources; title: Seafood proteins : functional properties and protein supplements; title: Seafood proteins : nutritional value, bioactive peptides, marine and cold-adapted enzymes; title: Polyunsaturated fatty acids and their therapeutic functions; title: Seafood processing wastes: chitin, chitosan, and other compounds; title: Cartotenoids; title: Marine sources of vitamins and minerals; title: Seaweed : nutritional value, bioactive properties, and uses; title: Seaweed hydrocolloids; title: Marine microalgae, other microorganisms, and corals; title: Drugs and pharmaceuticals from marine sources; title: Marine nutraceuticals for food fortification and enrichment; title: Marine macromolecules as nutraceutical carriers and biofi lms; title: Safety hazards with marine products and their control.