1st Edition

Recent Advances in Marine Biotechnology Seafood Safety and Human Health

Edited By Milton Fingerman Copyright 2002
    315 Pages
    by CRC Press

    Fish constitutes an important percentage of the world population's diet. As this population continues to grow, there is increasing urgency to increase the yield of seafood from the oceans, whilst guarding against contaminants to this supply. This text explores marine biotechnology's role.

    Brevetoxins: Pharmacology, Toxicokinetics, and Detection: Mark A. Poli
    Azaspiracid, a New Marine Toxin Isolated from Mussels: Chemistry and Histopathology: Emiko Ito and Masayuki Satake
    Enterotoxin of Vibrio cholerae: Yoshio Iijima and Takeshi Honda
    Exophysiology and Biosynthesis of Marine Biotoxins (TTX and PSP): Deng-Fwu Hwang and Ya-Hui Lu
    Effects of 4-Aminopyridine in the Treatment of Saxitoxin Poisoning: Fat-Clun Tony Chang et al.
    Development of Commercial Immunoassays for Seafood Poisonings: Paulo Vale
    Highly Sensitive Bioassays for Paralytic Shellfish Toxins: France Guerrini et al.
    Bioassays for Paralytic Shellfish Toxins in Crustacea: Jason Doyle and Lyndon Llewellyn
    Antimicrobial Peptides for Fish Disease Control: Aleksander Patrzykat and Robert E.W. Hancock
    Fish Protein Hydrolysates and their Potential use in the Food Industry: Hordur G. Kristinsson and Barbara A. Rasco
    Shelf Life Extension and Value Addition of Fishery Products: A Critical Evaluation: Vazhiyil Vanugopal
    Recent Advances in Surimi Technology: Herbert O. Hultin
    DNA-based Diagnostics in Sea Farming: Carlos R. Osorio and Alicia E. Toranzo

    Biography

    Fingerman\, Milton