Marine Bioactive Compounds
- Author : Maria Hayes
- Publsiher : Springer Science & Business Media
- Release : 19 November 2011
- ISBN : 1461412471
- Page : 232 pages
- Rating : 4/5 from 21 voters
Download or read online book entitled Marine Bioactive Compounds written by Maria Hayes and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 19 November 2011 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Get best books that you want by click Get Book Button and Read as many books as you like. Book Excerpt : 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.