17.5 Conclusion
Marine sources are reservoir of essential bioactive ingredients which are beneficial
for human body system. They can be used in wide ranges of fields such as, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food industry, etc. Marine foods have ability to prevent
and cure many diseases like CVS disorders, bone related disease, cancer, etc. The
marine organisms offer an enormous resource for drug discovery and development,
and are considered as the largest remaining reservoir for natural molecules. They
may be used as functional ingredients in the food industry. In this regards, efforts
should be made to create awareness about the beneficial effects of marine food since
their consumption and utilisation in day to day life will help prevention of many
chronic diseases.
Table 17.5 (continued)
Sources
Bioactive ingredients
Biological activities
Nemalionhelminthoides
Mannans
Antiviral immunomodulatory
actvity
Codium fragile
Galactan
Antiviral immunostimulating
activity
Arthrospira platensis
Spirulan
Antiviral anticoagulant effects
Cuttlefish (Sepiellamaindroni,
Euprymnaberryi)
Polysaccharide
Antimutagenic effects
Antimicrobial effects
Krill (Euphausiasuperba)
Omega‐3 PUFA (DHA
and EPA
Anti-cardiovascular diseases
effects
Cholesterol reducing effects
Bonito
Omega‐3 PUFA (DHA
and EPA)
Anti-cardiovascular effects
Herring
Omega‐3 PUFA (DHA
and EPA)
Anticardiovascular effects
Anti‐obesity actvity
Antitumor effects
Cuttelfish
Peptides
Antihypertensive activity
Antioxidant actvity
Chrysophrys (pagrus) major
Chrysophsins
Antimicrobial actvity
Microalgae Chlorella
zofingiensis
Astaxanthin
AGE formation inhibition
Microalgae Chlorella
pyrenoidosa
–
Antioxidant potential,
a-amylase and a-glucosidase
inhibition
Fungus Cosmospora sp.
Aquastatin A
PTP1B inhibition
Actinomycetes Streptomyces sp.
Pyrostatins A and B
N-acetyl-glucosaminidase
inhibition
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