Marine Proteins and Peptides

Marine proteins and peptides have great potential application in developing pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and cosmeceuticals. Proteins and peptides from marine sources are considered to be safe and inexpensive. Protein- and peptide-based drugs have been increasing in recent days to cure various d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Kim, Se-Kwon, editor (editor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Basel : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018.
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Sumario:Marine proteins and peptides have great potential application in developing pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and cosmeceuticals. Proteins and peptides from marine sources are considered to be safe and inexpensive. Protein- and peptide-based drugs have been increasing in recent days to cure various diseases by serving multiple roles, such as antioxidants, anticancer drugs, antimicrobials, and anticoagulants. There are different marine sources (macroalgae, fish, shellfish, and bivalves), which possibly contain specific protein and peptides.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 463 pages)
ISBN:9783038426479