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The potential of bioactive compounds can be unlocked through an in-depth examination of their properties in the book titled Bioactive Compounds: Identification and Characterization of their Food and Pharmacological Potential. This comprehensive volume provides an in-depth examination of the complexities of bioactive compounds, offering a meticulous exploration of their identification, characterization, and multifaceted roles in food and pharmaceutical applications.
Through comprehensive analyses and illustrative case studies, this book elucidates the intricacies of isolating and understanding bioactive compounds, highlighting their multifaceted biological activities and therapeutic potential. Readers will gain insights into the latest techniques for extracting, purifying, and analyzing these compounds, crucial for identifying them in diverse natural sources.
Each chapter elucidates the scientific principles that underpin the biological effects of bioactive compounds, also addressing practical considerations for their application in functional foods, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceutical formulations. The scope of these effects encompasses antioxidants and antimicrobials, anti-inflammatory agents, and other biological activities. This scholarly work bridges the gap between theory and application, making it an indispensable resource for researchers, academics, and professionals in the fields of food science, pharmacology, and biomedical research.
Key Features
Comprehensive Coverage: Explores bioactive compounds in depth, covering identification, characterization, and applications in food and pharmaceutical industries
Cutting-Edge Research: Integrates the latest methods for extracting, purifying, and analyzing bioactive compounds, ensuring relevance and timeliness
Practical Applications: Provides insights into developing functional foods, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals with bioactive compounds, bridging theory and practice
Multidisciplinary Approach: Addresses the roles of bioactive compounds from nutritional and therapeutic perspectives, appealing to researchers and professionals across fields
Authoritative Resource: Offers a valuable reference for understanding and utilizing bioactive compounds in diverse scientific and industrial settings
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The potential of bioactive compounds can be unlocked through an in-depth examination of their properties in the book titled Bioactive Compounds: Identification and Characterization of their Food and Pharmacological Potential. This comprehensive volume provides an in-depth examination of the complexities of bioactive compounds, offering a meticulous exploration of their identification, characterization, and multifaceted roles in food and pharmaceutical applications.
Through comprehensive analyses and illustrative case studies, this book elucidates the intricacies of isolating and understanding bioactive compounds, highlighting their multifaceted biological activities and therapeutic potential. Readers will gain insights into the latest techniques for extracting, purifying, and analyzing these compounds, crucial for identifying them in diverse natural sources.
Each chapter elucidates the scientific principles that underpin the biological effects of bioactive compounds, also addressing practical considerations for their application in functional foods, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceutical formulations. The scope of these effects encompasses antioxidants and antimicrobials, anti-inflammatory agents, and other biological activities. This scholarly work bridges the gap between theory and application, making it an indispensable resource for researchers, academics, and professionals in the fields of food science, pharmacology, and biomedical research.
Key Features
Comprehensive Coverage: Explores bioactive compounds in depth, covering identification, characterization, and applications in food and pharmaceutical industries
Cutting-Edge Research: Integrates the latest methods for extracting, purifying, and analyzing bioactive compounds, ensuring relevance and timeliness
Practical Applications: Provides insights into developing functional foods, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals with bioactive compounds, bridging theory and practice
Multidisciplinary Approach: Addresses the roles of bioactive compounds from nutritional and therapeutic perspectives, appealing to researchers and professionals across fields
Authoritative Resource: Offers a valuable reference for understanding and utilizing bioactive compounds in diverse scientific and industrial settings
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Natural pesticides and allelochemicals are used for protection against invasive plants, but when released into the environment they can have both positive and negative effects on plants. This book discusses a holistic and sustainable approach that balances effective pest management with minimizing environmental impacts, promoting biodiversity, and ensuring food safety and quality. It brings together proposals to help improve the quality of management and production of healthier foods utilizing compounds of natural origin. The authors provide a broad and diverse picture of the applications of terpenoids in plant safety and the possibilities for innovative biotechnological approaches for their extraction.
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Presents a comprehensive resource on recent advances in natural pesticides and new allelochemicals for crop protection Discusses natural herbicides, sustainable agriculture, and bioeconomic processes Explains the challenges of synthetic pesticides and their costs to human and environmental health Covers different aspects of natural pesticides such as their sources, development, application, and toxicity Helps professionals and scholars involved in chemical technology, biotechnology, and agriculture gain a thorough understanding of crop protection practices tailored to specific crop types, regional conditions, and pest pressureThis is a great reference for researchers, academics, students, and professionals involved with or interested in agriculture and the environment, pest control, environmental chemistry, biology, food science, and forest engineering.
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Natural pesticides and allelochemicals are used for protection against invasive plants, but when released into the environment they can have both positive and negative effects on plants. This book discusses a holistic and sustainable approach that balances effective pest management with minimizing environmental impacts, promoting biodiversity, and ensuring food safety and quality. It brings together proposals to help improve the quality of management and production of healthier foods utilizing compounds of natural origin. The authors provide a broad and diverse picture of the applications of terpenoids in plant safety and the possibilities for innovative biotechnological approaches for their extraction.
Features:
Presents a comprehensive resource on recent advances in natural pesticides and new allelochemicals for crop protection Discusses natural herbicides, sustainable agriculture, and bioeconomic processes Explains the challenges of synthetic pesticides and their costs to human and environmental health Covers different aspects of natural pesticides such as their sources, development, application, and toxicity Helps professionals and scholars involved in chemical technology, biotechnology, and agriculture gain a thorough understanding of crop protection practices tailored to specific crop types, regional conditions, and pest pressureThis is a great reference for researchers, academics, students, and professionals involved with or interested in agriculture and the environment, pest control, environmental chemistry, biology, food science, and forest engineering.
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Over the centuries humans have used essential oils in the most diverse applications, mainly medicinal, and as sources of bioactive molecules. They have been used in different industrial sectors, such as the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, cosmetics and more recently in the food industry. Due to new research in the field of food science and technology, new sources of bioactive compounds have been described, as they have been shown to be a viable alternative for applications in biofilms, nano emulsions, natural antioxidants, control of microorganisms such as fungi, bacteria and protozoa that can be pathological for human health.
The use of essential oils in food science and technology is relatively new, with few articles and books in circulation covering new approaches. Essential Oils: Applications and Trends in Food Science and Technology provides relevant information on the applications of essential oils in this sector, bringing a reliable synopsis through literature reviews addressing mainly their use and perspectives and contributing in a systematic way to the dissemination of important knowledge on the use of essential oils in the area of food science and technology. This text presents new information on applications of essential oils in food science and covers Amazonian plants which are rich in essential oils plus new and developing sources of volatile and bioactive molecules. The use of essential oils in agriculture is covered in depth plus encapsulated and nano products used as food preservatives. As the first research work focusing exclusively on essential oils and their use in the food sector, this book can be used as a singular source for researchers seeking up-to-date coverage on this subject of emerging importance.
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This work addresses the multiple possibilities for using cinnamon for applications in food science technology and to help in the complimentary treatment and prevention of diseases, with priority given to secondary metabolites produced by this plant. Issues related to the functions of cinnamon and its applications, as well as the biosynthetic pathways of production by plants, are covered in depth. The link between food science and technology and specific medicinal plants has not been explored enough in the current literature, and this text looks to bridge this gap in its extensive coverage of cinnamon.
CINNAMON: A Functional Food and Medicinal Plant provides readers with a broad and diverse overview of the importance of secondary metabolites produced by plants and the possibilities for innovative biotechnological approaches that introduce new potential to a wide range of industrial products. The application of cinnamon in productsacross food science and its numerous health benefits are outlined, including its use as a complimentary medicine for a number of diseases. This book features the main cinnamon varieties and production areas plus quality evaluation and bioactive compound extraction methods. The multiple applications of spices in foods are covered in depth, plus antioxidant activity and inhibitory effects on bacteria and fungi. Beyond its use in foods, readers will find chapters covering the antiviral effects of cinnamon and its use for the treatment and prevention of diabetes and other disorders. Also important is coverage on the safety aspects of cinnamon and its extracts.
To date no book has exclusively covered the many uses of cinnamon and cinnamon extracts in food and pharmaceutical applications. This much-needed work provides a fully up to date and extensive overview for researchers to examine the many uses of cinnamon across multiple products and industries.
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Carotenoids are one of the most important groups of bioactive compounds in nature. They have been used in the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries due to their wide range of chemical and biological properties. Currently, industrial use of carotenoids comes from chemical synthesis, but greener and biotechnological engineering approaches for carotenoid production are coming into focus. The public has also become aware of the therapeutic and health benefits of carotenoids, making them an increasingly popular with consumers.
Carotenoids: Trends and Advances focuses on recent advances in biosynthesis of carotenoids in foods, plants, microorganisms and insects as well as health benefits and therapeutic uses. Advanced production techniques and technologies are focused on, including biotechnological engineering approaches and agricultural methods. Recent approaches for the bioaccessibility and bioavailability of carotenoids are covered infull. The preservation of the bioactivity of carotenoids through encapsulation and biofortification is a major focus, with extensive coverage of green processes. The text provides a comprehensive update for researchers across a wide range of relevant industries interested in the most current advances in carotenoids.
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Biorationals or biopesticides are pest control agents of biological origin. Biopesticides are emerging alternatives to harmful chemical pest control agents. The book provides essential information on botanical, biological originated insecticidal, herbicidal, fungicidal, nematicidal agents, insect growth hormones, insect pheromones and plant growth regulators. It will help researchers and students to develop new strategies for pest management.
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Biorationals or biopesticides are pest control agents of biological origin. Biopesticides are emerging alternatives to harmful chemical pest control agents. The book provides essential information on botanical, biological originated insecticidal, herbicidal, fungicidal, nematicidal agents, insect growth hormones, insect pheromones and plant growth regulators. It will help researchers and students to develop new strategies for pest management.