High-Value-Added Resources Recovered from Marine By-Products
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Biotechnology Related to Drug Discovery or Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 June 2025
Special Issue Editors
Interests: by-products; sea cucumber; oyster; high-quality processing; functional activity
Interests: food science; aquatic products processing; quality and safety of seafood; foodomics
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Dear Colleagues,
Marine biological resources constitute a rich source of diverse functional and bioactive compounds, including proteins (peptides), polyunsaturated lipids, polysaccharides, and saponins. It is noteworthy that these bioactive substances are also present in the by-products generated during processing, and some of them exhibit notably higher concentrations within these by-products. However, these by-products often remain overlooked or inadequately utilized. Their recycling not only reduces waste but also offers significant economic and environmental benefits.
This Special Issue is dedicated to exploring the following key aspects:
1) Resource Identification and Analysis:
Employing chromatography–mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance, and other cutting-edge analytical techniques to systematically examine various marine by-products, identify potential high-value-added resources, and establish a foundation for subsequent research.
2) Extraction Process Optimization:
Utilizing the response surface method, genetic algorithms, and other experimental designs to refine the extraction processes of high-value-added resources and investigate novel extraction technologies, assessing their feasibility and advantages in marine by-product resource recovery.
3) Biological Activity Evaluation:
Conducting biological activity tests on high-value-added resources extracted from marine by-products to assess their potential medicinal value, unveil the mechanisms of action of bioactive components, and explore the synergistic effects and interactions of these components with other drugs or nutrients.
4) Structure–Function Relationship Elucidation:
Applying modern analytical methods to investigate the structural features of high-value-added resources and analyzing the intrinsic relationship between their biological activities and structural attributes.
5) Sustainable Use Assessment:
Evaluating the environmental impacts and economic benefits associated with the recycling of marine by-product resources, considering the perspective of resource sustainability.
Prof. Dr. Rong Cao
Prof. Dr. Yongqiang Zhao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- marine by-products
- bioactive compounds
- flavor
- marine enzymes
- nutraceuticals
- peptide isolation
- polysaccharide extraction
- green extraction technologies
- microbial fermentation
- marine biomimetics
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