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Index
Cover
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
List of Contributors
Foreword
Series Preface
Preface for Volume 2: Food Bioconversion
Chapter 1: Food Waste Utilization: Green Technologies for Manufacture of Valuable Products From Food Wastes and Agricultural Wastes
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Kinetics of Bioconversion
3. Design of Industrial Bioreactors
4. Conclusions
Glossary
Chapter 2: The Importance of Microbial and Enzymatic Bioconversions of Isoflavones in Bioactive Compounds
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Biotransformation of Isoflavones by Human Gut Microbiota
3. Microbial Bioconversion of Isoflavones
4. Enzymatic Bioconversion of Isoflavones
5. Clinical Implications
6. Conclusions
Chapter 3: The Recovery of Energy and Materials From Food Waste by Codigestion with Sludge: Internal Environment of Digester and Methanogenic Pathway
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Principles, Parameters, and Technologies of Codigestion
3. Materials and Methods (for AD and Genetic Analysis)
4. Energy and Material Recovery
5. Internal Environment of Digester and Methanogenic Pathway
6. Conclusions
Chapter 4: Biotechnological Production of Conjugated Fatty Acids With Biological Properties
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Biological Properties of CLA and CLNA
3. Conjugated Fatty Acids Producing Microorganisms
4. Enriched Fermented Foods with Conjugated Fatty Acids
5. Conjugated Fatty Acids Production by Biocatalysis
6. Conclusions
Chapter 5: Bioproduct Extraction From Microbial Cells by Conventional and Nonconventional Techniques
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction
3. Microwave-Assisted Extraction
4. Sub- and Supercritical Fluid Extraction
5. Pulsed Electric Fields
6. Aqueous Two-Phase System
Chapter 6: Anticancer Action of Sulfated Flavonoids as Phase II Metabolites
Abstract
1. Flavonoids and Their Potential Contribution in the Fight Against Cancers
2. Biotranformation of Flavonoids in Human Organism
3. Anticancer Action of Sulfated Flavonoid Conjugates
4. Conclusions and Further Perspectives
Chapter 7: Prebiotic–Probiotic Relationship: The Genetic Fundamentals of Polysaccharides Conversion by Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus Genera
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Probiotics
3. Prebiotics: An Overview
4. Probiotic-Prebiotic Interactions
5. Methods for Industrial Production of Prebiotics
6. Synbiotics Development
7. Conclusions
Chapter 8: Plant By-Products and Food Industry Waste: A Source of Nutraceuticals and Biopolymers
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. By-products and Wastes
3. Nutraceutical
4. Biopolymer-Based Products
5. Biorefinery
6. Conclusions
Abbreviations
Chapter 9: Biotic and Abiotic Factors to Increase Bioactive Compounds in Fruits and Vegetables
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Biotic Stress
3. Abiotic Stress
Acknowledgments
Chapter 10: Biomass Conversion of Plant Residues
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Biomass Conversion Efficiency
3. Composition of Crude Oil and Biogas
4. Utilization of Biomass Conversion Products
5. Summary
Chapter 11: Incorporation and Bioconversion of Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Obtention of Enriched Fish
Abstract
1. Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Why Should They be Consumed?
2. Fortification
3. Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids in Fish
4. Bioavailability and Conclusions
Chapter 12: Xylitol as Bioproduct From the Agro and Forest Biorefinery
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Agro and Forest Lignocellulosic Materials as Xylose Feedstocks
3. Xylitol Production
4. Xylitol Recovery
5. Biotechnological Considerations
6. Technical and Economical Assessment of Xylitol Production in Biorefineries
7. Xylitol Applications and Market Trends
8. Conclusions
Chapter 13: Importance of Phosphoric Acid for Functional Foods: Prebiotics Oligosaccharides
Abstract
1. Phosphorus and its Importance in Nature
2. Functional Foods and Nutriceuticals
3. Prebiotic Oligosaccharides
4. Acid Hydrolysis
5. Phosphoric Acid Hydrolysis of Polysaccharides
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Chapter 14: Recovery of Phenolic Compounds From Olive Oil Mill Wastewaters by Physicochemical Methodologies
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. The Other Face of the Coin: Sustainable and Viable Recovery of High Added–Value Antioxidant Compounds From OMWW
3. Physicochemical Extraction Systems for the Recovery of Phenolic Compounds From OOMWW
4. Physical Extraction Systems for the Recovery of Phenolic Compounds From OOMWW
5. Conclusions
Chapter 15: Boosting Our Soil With Green Technology: Conversion of Organic Waste Into “Black Gold”
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Brief History of Vermicomposting
3. Management of Worms
4. Vermicomposting and Vermicompost Modern Strategy
5. Benefits of Vermicompost
6. Use of Vermicompost in Fisheries
7. Marketing Channel
8. Conclusions
Index
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