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Emerging Bioresources with Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical Prospects
Seema Patel
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Description for Emerging Bioresources with Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical Prospects
Paperback. Series: Applied Environmental Science and Engineering for a Sustainable Future. Num Pages: 154 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNK; RNU; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 250.
This book introduces some emerging functional foods that are natural resources with tremendous promise as nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals. The author considers biodiversity and bioprospecting as a response to food security issues, drug-resistance, nutrition-poor diets and other problems, exploring the prospects of several under-utilized nutrients and bioactive repositories. Readers will discover biochemical makeups, validated health benefits, explanations of underlying mechanisms, hurdles in the path of popularity and promotion strategies. Chapters explore particular plants, seeds and fruits including the strawberry guava, opuntia fruits, the Carissa genus, grape seeds, quinoa and the milk thistle (Silybum), amongst others. They are considered as food sources ... Read more
This book introduces some emerging functional foods that are natural resources with tremendous promise as nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals. The author considers biodiversity and bioprospecting as a response to food security issues, drug-resistance, nutrition-poor diets and other problems, exploring the prospects of several under-utilized nutrients and bioactive repositories. Readers will discover biochemical makeups, validated health benefits, explanations of underlying mechanisms, hurdles in the path of popularity and promotion strategies. Chapters explore particular plants, seeds and fruits including the strawberry guava, opuntia fruits, the Carissa genus, grape seeds, quinoa and the milk thistle (Silybum), amongst others. They are considered as food sources ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
Series
Applied Environmental Science and Engineering for a Sustainable Future
Number of Pages
131
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319352749
SKU
V9783319352749
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About Seema Patel
Dr. Seem Patel is currently a researcher at the Center of bioinformatics and medical informatics at San Diego State University, USA. She has earned her doctorate from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India by conducting research on food and pharmaceutical-grade polysaccharide production from natural isolates of lactic acid bacteria. Also, she had held position as an Assistant Professor in biotechnology ... Read more
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