Marine-Sourced Functional Food Ingredients: Structure, Function and Health Benefits
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine-Derived Ingredients for Drugs, Cosmeceuticals and Nutraceuticals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 17276
Special Issue Editor
Interests: animal food quality and technology; functional marine food; fish lipids
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The significance of marine-sourced functional food ingredients has been attributed to health promotion and/or disease risk reduction. This fact underlines the necessity of knowledge regarding their mechanism of action.
The aim of the current Special Issue is to present Marine-sourced Functional Food Ingredients such as omega-3 fatty acids, protein hydrolysates, polysaccharides, carotenoids, polyphenolic compounds, enzymes, etc., regarding their structure, function, and health benefits.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and comprehensive reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
Fish, marine mammals and marine-derived fungi and algae omega-3 fatty acids; protein hydrolysates; chitosan; carotenoids; and enzymes.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Constantina Nasopoulou
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- fish
- marine mammals
- marine-derived fungi and algae
- omega-3 fatty
- protein hydrolysates
- chitosan
- carotenoids
- enzymes
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