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Record Nr.

UNINA9910799971603321

Titolo

Biotechnology in functional foods and nutraceuticals / / edited by Debasis Bagchi, Francis C. Lau, Dilip K. Ghosh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2010

ISBN

0-429-14773-2

1-4200-8712-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (594 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BagchiDebasis <1954->

LauFrancis (Francis C.)

GhoshDilip K

Disciplina

664

Soggetti

Food - Biotechnology

Functional foods

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Contents; Preface; Editors; Contributors; Part I. Biotechnology for the Enhancement of Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals; Chapter 1. Advances in Biotechnology for the Production of Functional Foods; Chapter 2. Functional Foods and Biotechnology in Japan; Chapter 3. Basic and Clinical Studies on Active Hexose Correlated Compound; Chapter 4. Biotechnology and Breeding for Enhancing the Nutritional Value of Berry Fruit; Chapter 5. Improving the Bioavailability of Polyphenols; Chapter 6. The Function of the Next Generation Polyphenol, "Oligonol"

Chapter 7. Application of Biotechnology in the Development of a Healthy Oil Capable of Suppressing Fat Accumulation in the BodyChapter 8. Effects of Nutraceutical Antioxidants on Age-Related Hearing Loss; Part II. The Impact of Genetic Modification on Functional Foods; Chapter 9. Increased Production of Nutriments by Genetically Engineered Bacteria; Chapter 10. Recent Advances in the Development of Transgenic Pulse Crops; Chapter 11. The Improvement and Enhancement of Phyto-Ingredients Using the New Technology of Genetic Recombination

Chapter 12. Metabolic Engineering of Bioactive Phenylpropanoids in



CropsChapter 13. The Use of Biotechnology to Reduce the Dependency of Crop Plants on Fertilizers, Pesticides, and Other Agrochemicals; Chapter 14. Animal Biotechnology; Chapter 15. Application of Micro-RNA in Regenerative Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods; Chapter 16. Microbial Production of Organic Acids and Its Improvement by Genome Shuffling; Part III. New Frontier in Food Manufacturing Process; Chapter 17. Microalgal Biotechnology in the Production of Nutraceuticals

Chapter 18. The Innovation of Technology for Microalgae Cultivation and Its Application in Functional Foods and the Nutraceutical IndustryChapter 19. Production of Nattokinase as a Fibrinolytic Enzyme by an Ingenious Fermentation Technology; Chapter 20. Synthesis of Antihypertensive GABA-Enriched Dairy Products Using Lactic Acid Bacteria; Chapter 21. Production of High-Quality Probiotics Using Novel Fermentation and Stabilization Technologies; Chapter 22. Tracking the Careers of Grape and Wine Polymers Using Biotechnology and Systems Biology

Chapter 23. The Impact of Supercritical Extraction and Fractionation Technology on the Functional Food and Nutraceutical IndustryChapter 24. The Application of Nanotechnology to Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals to Enhance Their Bioactivities; Part IV. Quality Assurance and Safety: Design and Implementation; Chapter 25. Enhancing the Nutritional Quality of Fruit Juices; Chapter 26. Probiotics; Chapter 27. Use of High Pressure Technology to Inactivate Bacterial Spores in Foods; Chapter 28. Regulations of Biotechnology

Chapter 29. Global Food Biotechnology Regulations and Urgency for Harmonization

Sommario/riassunto

Modern food biotechnology is now a billion-dollar industry, producing functional foods and nutraceuticals that offer a whole host of increased health benefits, including prevention against illness, and chronic and degenerative conditions. Written by a team of top-tier researchers and scientists from around the world, Biotechnology in Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals brings you up to speed on the cutting-edge research advances taking place in the field.The book begins with an overview of recent advances in biotechnology and their contributions to food science.