This comprehensive book brings together experts from both the marine science and pharmacy disciplines to relay important aspects on the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical values of 175 species of bony and cartilaginous fishes as well as the uses of fish processing byproducts and wastes.Presented in an easy-to-read style, the volume provides precise identification of freshwater and marine fishes possessing pharmaceutical and nutraceutical compounds along with over 180 photographs. Aspects covered include biology, ecology, diagnostic features, and pharmaceutical and nutraceutical compounds along with their activities for each of the fish included. The book details the bioactive compounds, including fish muscle proteins, peptides, collagen and gelatin, fish oil, etc., from such species, as well as the bioactive peptides that are derived from various fish muscle proteins, which have various biological activities, including cardio protective, antihypertensive, anticancer, anti-diabetic, antibacterial, anticoagulant, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant activities. Also discussed are the nutritional benefits of fish consumption, which are largely due to the presence of proteins, unsaturated essential fatty acids, minerals, and vitamins. The waste products obtained during fish processing are also a potential source of bioactive peptides that can be used as a source of nitrogen and amino acids, which have immunomodulatory, antibacterial, antitrombotic, and antihypertensive properties. This volume provides the information needed to tap into these vast pharmaceutical and nutraceutical benefits. Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals from Fish and Fish Wastes will be of great use for students and researchers of disciplines such as pharmaceutical sciences, marine/fisheries sciences, marine microbiology, and marine biotechnology. It will also be a standard reference for libraries of colleges and universities and a guide for pharmaceutical companies involved in the development of new drugs from fishes and their wastes.
About the Author: Ramasamy Santhanam, PhD, is the former Dean of the Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (now the Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University), India. He has 50 years of teaching and research experience in marine sciences, and his fields of specialization include marine biology and fisheries environment. He is currently serving as a Fisheries Expert for various government and nongovernmental organizations in India and abroad. Dr. Santhanam has so far published 30 books on various aspects of marine life, marine plankton, and aquaculture. He was a member of the American Fisheries Society, United States; World Aquaculture Society, United States; Global Fisheries Ecosystem Management Network (GFEMN), United States; and the IUCN's Commission on Ecosystem Management, Switzerland.
Santhanam Ramesh, PhD, is Professor and Head, Department of Pharmaceutics, Ratnam Institute of Pharmacy Nellore, A.P, India. He obtained his PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India. He has 15 years of teaching and research experience in pharmaceutical sciences, and his fields of specialization include natural products, pharmaceutical nanotechnology, biomaterials, and marine wastes of pharmaceutical importance. Dr. Ramesh is also a visiting professor in the Department of Pharmacology, North-Caucasian State Humanitarian and Technological Academy (North-Caucasian State University), Cherkessk, Russia. To his credit, he has 10 books published with internationally reputed publishers. He is a member of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcome Research (ISPOR), USA; member of the British Society for Nanomedicine, UK; and associate member of the Academic Pharmacy Group of Royal Pharmaceutical Society, London.
Subramanian Nivedhitha, PhD, is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacognosy, Ratnam Institute of Pharmacy, Nellore, A.P., India. She obtained her PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India. Her fields of specialization include pharmacognosy, phytochemistry and pharmacology. She has 13 years of teaching and research experience, and to her credit, she has six research papers published in peer-reviewed journals.
Subbiah Balasundari, PhD, is Dean at Dr. M.G.R. Fisheries College and Research Institute at the Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Thalainayeru, India. She has 25 years of teaching and research experience in fish processing. She has developed a number of contemporary value-added fish products and has disseminated the technologies to fish processing industries of India. She has completed six projects through state- and national-level funding agencies and has established various demonstration units in fisheries enterprises for the benefit of stakeholders. She is a member of World Aquaculture Society, Asian Fisheries Society (Indian Branch), Agricultural Scientific Tamil Society, and Society of Fisheries Technologists.
