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Marine biotechnology advances towards applications in new functional foods

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Freitas, Ana C., Rodrigues, Dina, Rocha-Santos, Teresa A.P., Gomes, Ana M.P., Duarte, Armando C.·2012·Biotechnology Advances

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The marine ecosystem is still an untapped reservoir of biologically active compounds, which have considerable potential to supply food ingredients towards development of new functional foods. With the goal of increasing the availability and chemical diversity of functional marine ingredients, much research has been developed using biotechnological tools to discover and produce new compounds. This review summarizes the advances in biotechnological tools for production of functional ingredients, including enzymes, for the food industry. Tools involving biotechnological processes (bioreactors, fermentations, bioprocessing) and those involving genetic research designated as molecular biotechnology are discussed highlighting how they can be used in the controlled manipulation and utilization of marine organisms as sources of food ingredients, as well as discussing the most relevant shortcomings towards applications in new functional foods.

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Authors
Freitas, A. C., Rodrigues, D., Rocha-Santos, T. A. P., Gomes, A. M. P., & Duarte, A. C.
Affiliations
  • Instituto Superior de Estudos Interculturais e Transdisciplinares de Viseu (PT)
  • University of Aveiro (PT)
  • Universidade Católica Portuguesa (PT)
Corresponding author
Freitas, Ana C.
Venue
Biotechnology Advances
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-11
Volume
30
Issue
6
Pages
1506-1515
ISSN
0734-9750 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2166391340
Cited by
145
References
86
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FWCI
1.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Biotechnology Advances (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion)
  • Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
Portuguese Science Foundation (Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia) (SFRH/BPD/73781/2010, SFRH/BD/77647/2011, SFRH/BPD/65410/2009)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food Industry and Aquatic Biology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biotechnology › Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
Keywords
marine biotechnology, functional foods, food ingredients, enzymes, bioreactors, fermentation, bioprocessing, molecular biotechnology, marine organisms
MeSH terms
Biotechnology, Marine Biology, Food Industry, Functional Food

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