Bioactive compounds and nutraceuticals from marine organisms In: Winter School on Vistas in Marine Biotechnology 5th to 26th October 2010

Chakraborty, Kajal and Vijayan, K K and Vijayagopal, P (2010) Bioactive compounds and nutraceuticals from marine organisms In: Winter School on Vistas in Marine Biotechnology 5th to 26th October 2010. [Teaching Resource]

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Abstract

Ocean harbors a large biodiversity of marine fauna and flora with about 5,000 species of sponges, 9,000 species of annelids, and 66,535 species of molluscs. Among the mollusks, 15,000 species of bivalves and 600 species of cephalopods have been reported to occur. Marine biotechnology is the science in which marine organisms are used in full or partially to make or modify products, to improve plants or animals or to develop microorganisms for specific uses. With the help of different molecular and biotechnological techniques, humans have been able to elucidate many biological methods applicable to both aquatic and terrestrial organisms. Only 10% of over 25,000 plants have been investigated for biological activity. The marine environment may contain over 80% of world’s plant and animal species. In recent years, many bioactive compounds have been extracted from various marine animals like tunicates, sponges, soft corals, sea hares, nudibranchs, bryozoans, sea slugs and marine organisms.

Item Type:	Teaching Resource
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Bioactive compounds; nutraceuticals
Subjects:	Biochemistry > Bioactive compounds Biochemistry
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biotechnology, Fish Nutrition and Health Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biotechnology, Fish Nutrition and Health Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biotechnology, Fish Nutrition and Health Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Biotechnology, Fish Nutrition and Health Division
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	09 Feb 2023 09:22
Last Modified:	09 Feb 2023 09:22
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/16708

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