Applications of Chitosan in the Seafood Industry and Aquaculture: A Review

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 817-830

  Alishahi, Alireza ^a   Aïder, Mohammed ^b,c  

^a Department of Fisheries   (Iran)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioactive coating; Chitosan; Encapsulation; Functional food; Preservative

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES; BIOACTIVE COATINGS; BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; DRUG COMPOUNDS; EDIBLE FILMS; FREE AMINO ACIDS; FUNCTIONAL FOODS; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; GELLING PROPERTIES; HIGH WATER; HIGH-CONTENT; MARINE SOURCES; NANOCARRIERS; NEUTRAL PH; NON-TOXICITY; NUTRACEUTICALS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; PRESERVATIVE; SEAFOOD PRODUCTS;

AMINO ACIDS; AQUACULTURE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; COATINGS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; ENCAPSULATION; MEATS; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS;

CHITOSAN;

CRUSTACEA;

EID: 84857995093     PISSN: 19355130     EISSN: 19355149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-011-0664-x     Document Type: Review

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