Global Market of Bioactive and Functional Compounds from Marine Resources and Wastes
摘要
The bioactive and functional compounds from marine resources and their wastes represent a large variety of compounds and primary metabolites such as pigments, fibers, polymers, and powerful secondary metabolites with biological activities, which are appreciated in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries. That is why this market is constantly growing and innovating. Due to their purity and efficiency as pigments, dietary supplements, and other additives, bioactive marine products have attracted the attention of the scientific, industrial, social, and business sectors, linking them to generate resources and economy, according to current and future trends in this market. This chapter aims to capture the commercial and productive status of bioactive marine products, emphasizing the figures of this market and coming trends, considering toxicological and regulatory aspects.