Abstract
SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.
Abstract
This chapter deals with the promising bioactive compounds of marine
shellfish viz. crustaceans, molluscs, and echinoderms. Among the marine crustaceans,
the extracts of shrimps and crabs containing astaxanthin showed major bioactivities.
On the other hand, among molluscs, gastropods possessed the maximum number of
secondary metabolites and associated bioactivities compared to the bivalves and
cephalopods. Further, among echinoderms, the asteroids and holothurians showed
maximum number of secondary metabolites compared to their counterparts viz.
echinoids and crinoids.
Keywords:
Bioactivities, Cephalopod ink, Echinoderms, Marine crustaceans, Marine molluscs, Secondary metabolites.
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Authors:Bentham Science Books