Bioactive Ingredients for Healthcare Industry
See the new book, edited by Dibyajit Lahiri, Moupriya Nag, Debasmita Bhattacharya, Siddhartha Pati, Tanmay Sarkar. This volume will focus on antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and various other therapeutic properties of the compounds and their applications as cosmetics, nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals.
Description: Bioactive compounds obtained from natural sources has proven to possess various therapeutic potentials. Although they have proven its therapeutic efficacy for ages but a major limitation is difficulty in the extraction of single compound from its mixture. The volume 1 of the book is an important step to help the readers understand about the principles and practices associated with the extraction, stabilization and therapeutic applications of various bioactive compounds obtained from natural sources. The book provides information on various innovative techniques those are involved in the extraction processes i.e. from the conventional strategy of extraction to advanced technologies. Stability of bioactive compounds are also an important factor. Thus this book also focuses on this issue by highlighting various strategies comprising of freeze-drying, encapsulation and nanotechnology. This volume will focus on antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and various other therapeutic properties of the compounds and their applications as cosmetics, nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals. Thus this book would have a comprehensive know-how of bioactives from extraction to application.
Overview:
- Provides comprehensive knowledge on various bioactive compounds obtained from natural sources
- Presents key insights on various extraction techniques of bioactive compounds
- Discusses therapeutic potential of bioactive compounds
Chapter 5
Marine-Based Bioactive Compounds in Healthcare and Wellness Industries
The marine ecosystem covers more than half of the global biota, holding both significant economic and scientific promise for the healthcare and wellness industries. A wide range of marine-based bioactive compounds has been isolated-produced from fish, invertebrates, algae, and microorganisms. This beneficial bioactive spectrum includes antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, antiviral, anticancer, immunostimulatory, hypocholesterolemia, and cardioprotective properties, among others. These properties make marine bioactive compounds potentially novel for drug formulations in the pharmaceutical field and have also become components in nutraceuticals and functional foods. In this regard, the marine ecosystem is emerging as a valuable resource for the healthcare and wellness industries. However, despite the multiple health benefits, marine-based bioactive compounds face underutilization and several challenges. Their exploration and identification are lengthy and involve processes such as sampling, screening, purification, and structural and functional characterization, which can be improved by metagenomic and metabolomic techniques. Consequently, their production and recovery could be limited by marine sources availability, seasonal fluctuations, and the high costs associated with extraction and purification. As an alternative, a sustainable approach involves the valorization of marine waste, residues, and by-products into bioactive compounds, addressing the environmental concerns linked to the disposal of these materials. However, to optimize both human and economic benefits derived from the marine environment, sustainable, efficient, and cost-effective production and recovery methods are crucial to achieve a large-scale commercial application. In this context, this chapter outlines the current industrial-scale production methods, highlighting health and wellness industry players.
Flores, L.F., Flores, B.J., Osorio-Gonzalez, C.S., Saini, R., Brar, S.K., Lahiri, D. (2025). Marine-Based Bioactive Compounds in Healthcare and Wellness Industries . In: Lahiri, D., Nag, M., Bhattacharya, D., Pati, S., Sarkar, T. (eds) Bioactive Ingredients for Healthcare Industry Volume 1. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-3663-1_5
Chapter 13
Role of Novel Bioactive Phytoconstituents and Nutraceuticals from Citrus Food Wastes in Health Care Management
The purpose of the present chapter is to study how to extract bioactive phytochemicals from citrus fruit waste and assess their potential for use in the creation of daily meals that may be used to treat a variety of disease conditions. Citrus L. is the scientific name for citrus, and it is a member of the Rutaceae family. It is among the most significant fruits that are farmed worldwide. Peel, seeds, and pomace are among the many waste materials that citrus fruits generate during processing. The citrus processing sector generates a lot of garbage annually. Extremely elevated bioactive compounds and phytochemicals, such as sugar, carotenoids, ascorbic acid dietary fiber, flavonoids polyphenols, and a variability of trace elements, are present in citrus trash. Functional food items, such as baked items, drinks, and dairy items, meat products are created using these important ingredients. Additionally, because of their antiaging, antimutagenic, antidiabetic, anticarcinogenic, anti-allergenic, anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, and cardiovascular-protective properties, these functional foods are beneficial in the treatment of a variety of variable illnesses. There are several applications for citrus essential oils in the food safety regulations and packaging sectors. They may also find its application in substitute preservative to increase the viability of certain food items.
Bhattacharya, V., Alagusundaram, M., Dubey, S.K., Tiwari, A. (2025). Role of Novel Bioactive Phytoconstituents and Nutraceuticals from Citrus Food Wastes in Health Care Management. In: Lahiri, D., Nag, M., Bhattacharya, D., Pati, S., Sarkar, T. (eds) Bioactive Ingredients for Healthcare Industry Volume 1. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-3663-1_13
Chapter 14
Bioflavonoids: A Detailed Take on Their Extraction Methods, Stability, and Applications
The word flavonoid comes from the Latin word “flavus,” which means yellow. This class of major polyphenolic compound is known for conferring colors, flavors, and bioactivities in flowers, fruits, and plants. The presence of bioflavonoids in traditional medicines has been popular for ages. However, in recent times, the use of flavonoids as bioactive nutraceuticals has gained particular prominence especially due to their impact in treating different lifestyle-based disorders and life-threatening diseases like cancers. Based on their unforeseen potential in medicine industry, researchers have tried to extract these phyto flavonoids for ages. Different traditional methods like maceration, percolation, boiling, refluxing, soaking, use of soxhlet apparatus, and hydro-distillation are few of the age-old techniques that have been extensively used for bioflavonoid extraction. But the excess consumption of organic solvents in these techniques, added with lack of precision in the extraction techniques, long extraction times, and lower selectivity rates, compromises the overall stability, purity, and overall yield of the final bioactive components. And thus these low quality minute amounts of bioactive flavonoids compromises the overall efficacy of the nutraceuticals. However, in recent years, with the inclusion of various advanced techniques like ultrasound-assisted extractions, supercritical fluid-based extractions, microwave-based extractions, etc., along with their combined techniques, have opened newer dimensions for flavonoids extraction from a plethora of natural matrices with utmost efficacy. Keeping these recent high-throughput techniques in mind, in this study, an attempt has been made to collate these different techniques for bioflavonoids extraction based on specificity of phyto flavonoids from different natural matrices.
Maitra, D. et al. (2025). Bioflavonoids: A Detailed Take on Their Extraction Methods, Stability, and Applications. In: Lahiri, D., Nag, M., Bhattacharya, D., Pati, S., Sarkar, T. (eds) Bioactive Ingredients for Healthcare Industry Volume 1. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-3663-1_14
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