Low-value marine organisms and seafood processing wastes have not been effectively utilized, which has become one of the urgent problems to be solved for the further development of the global aquatic industry. It has become urgent to systematically study the functional components and characteristics of low-value marine organisms and processing wastes, and effectively excavate bioactive compounds from them.
Low-value marine organisms and seafood processing wastes are a potentially rich source of bioactive compounds, including polyunsaturated fatty acids, phospholipids, polysaccharides, enzymes, bioactive peptides, collagen, vitamins, poly-phenolic constituents, carotenoids, etc. Depending on their functional and structural characteristics, these high-value-added compounds have potential applications in food, nutraceuticals, pharmacology, medical, etc. The focus of this Research Topic is on studies that effectively excavate bioactive compounds from low-value marine organisms and processing wastes, and evaluate their biological activities.
It calls for original and novel papers related to comprehensive utilization and evaluation of low-value marine organisms and seafood processing waste/by-products in any of the following topics:
1. Extraction, separation, and structure identification of bioactive substances from low-value marine organisms and seafood processing waste/by-products.
2. Evaluation of the biological activities of bioactive substances in vitro and/or in vivo, including liver protection, immune regulation, antihypertensive, intestinal microbiota regulation, and so on.
3. Systematic investigations on regulatory mechanisms of bioactive substances using multi-omics techniques, including metagenomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics, or proteomics.
Low-value marine organisms and seafood processing wastes have not been effectively utilized, which has become one of the urgent problems to be solved for the further development of the global aquatic industry. It has become urgent to systematically study the functional components and characteristics of low-value marine organisms and processing wastes, and effectively excavate bioactive compounds from them.
Low-value marine organisms and seafood processing wastes are a potentially rich source of bioactive compounds, including polyunsaturated fatty acids, phospholipids, polysaccharides, enzymes, bioactive peptides, collagen, vitamins, poly-phenolic constituents, carotenoids, etc. Depending on their functional and structural characteristics, these high-value-added compounds have potential applications in food, nutraceuticals, pharmacology, medical, etc. The focus of this Research Topic is on studies that effectively excavate bioactive compounds from low-value marine organisms and processing wastes, and evaluate their biological activities.
It calls for original and novel papers related to comprehensive utilization and evaluation of low-value marine organisms and seafood processing waste/by-products in any of the following topics:
1. Extraction, separation, and structure identification of bioactive substances from low-value marine organisms and seafood processing waste/by-products.
2. Evaluation of the biological activities of bioactive substances in vitro and/or in vivo, including liver protection, immune regulation, antihypertensive, intestinal microbiota regulation, and so on.
3. Systematic investigations on regulatory mechanisms of bioactive substances using multi-omics techniques, including metagenomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics, or proteomics.