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

• Pubblicazione: Boca Raton, : CRC Press, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (594 p.)
• Disciplina: 664
• Soggetto topico: Food - Biotechnology; Functional foods
• Altri autori: BagchiDebasis LauFrancis (Francis C.) GhoshDilip K
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Biotechnology in functional foods and nutraceuticals
• ISBN: 0-429-14773-2; 1-4200-8712-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815121203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II