Marine Nutraceuticals
Subtitle: Prospects and Perspectives
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9781466513518
Subjects: Dietary supplements; Aquatic organisms; Seafood
Description: The marine environment is rich in biological and chemical diversity and is the source of molecules that can be used to create a range of products. Marine organisms contain various unique bioactive substances, which can be transformed into active substances by bioconversion technology through membrane bioreactors. This text discusses recent advances in marine nutraceutical research and includes a wide range of applications in both traditional Chinese medicine practice as well as contemporary medicine.