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Marine Bioactive Compounds

Sources, Characterization and Applications

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. Maria Hayes

    1. Teagasc Ashtown Food Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland

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  • Identifies and discusses the best sources of sustainable marine bioactive compounds known to date
  • Discusses how bioactive compounds alter biological activity to provide therapeutic benefits to humans and animals
  • Discusses market opportunities for the identification and commercialization of new marine bioactive compounds
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Taxonomy of Marine Macroalgae Used as Sources of Bioactive Compounds

    • Fabio Rindi, Anna Soler-Vila, Michael D. Guiry
    Pages 1-53

  3. Extraction and Characterization of Bioactive Compounds with Health Benefits from Marine Resources: Macro and Micro Algae, Cyanobacteria, and Invertebrates

    • Elena Ibañez, Miguel Herrero, Jose A. Mendiola, María Castro-Puyana
    Pages 55-98

  4. Marine Bioactive Peptides and Protein Hydrolysates: Generation, Isolation Procedures, and Biological and Chemical Characterizations

    • Turid Rustad, Maria Hayes
    Pages 99-113

  5. Chitin, Chitosan and their Derivatives from Marine Rest Raw Materials: Potential Food and Pharmaceutical Applications

    • Maria Hayes
    Pages 115-128

  6. Industry Potential of Marine Bioactive Components: Downstream Processing and Vehicles for Efficient Delivery In Situ

    • Wolfram M. Brück, Steven Reisse, Daniel Garbe, Thomas B. Brück
    Pages 129-157

  7. Extraction and Characterization of Bioactive Carbohydrates with Health Benefits from Marine Resources: Macro- and Microalgae, Cyanobacteria, and Invertebrates

    • Rita M. Hickey
    Pages 159-172

  8. Medicinal Chemistry and Ligand Profiling for Evaluation of Promising Marine Bioactive Molecules

    • A. K. Croft, W. Groenewald, M. S. Tierney
    Pages 173-206

  9. Marine-Derived Functional Foods: Claims and Current Legislation

    • Maria Hayes
    Pages 207-222

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 223-229
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Teagasc Ashtown Food Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland

    Maria Hayes

About the editor

Maria Hayes is a natural products chemist based at the Teagasc Food Research Centre, in Dublin, Ireland. She is the current Marine Functional Foods Research Initiative scientific project manager and is involved in the harvesting of bioactive compounds from seaweeds, marine rest raw materials and microalgae. NutraMara is a €5 million project funded by the Marine Institute (MI), Ireland and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (DAFF), Ireland. 

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