Marine products for healthcare : functional and bioactive nutraceutical compounds from the ocean

Discusses the importance of marine products as a source of nutraceuticals, food additives, and other useful ingredients in health protection and product formulation. This book presents the functional properties of various macromolecules available from seafood and other marine resources such as seawe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Venugopal, V. [ (Vazhiyil)] , 1942- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis , 2009
Series:Functional foods and nutraceuticals series
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Online Access:Table of contents only
Description
Summary:Discusses the importance of marine products as a source of nutraceuticals, food additives, and other useful ingredients in health protection and product formulation. This book presents the functional properties of various macromolecules available from seafood and other marine resources such as seaweed and coral reef.
Physical Description:xxi, 527 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1420052632 (alk. paper)
9781420052633 (alk. paper)