Retention of Natural Bioactive Compounds of Berry Fruits during Surface Decontamination Using an Eco-friendly Sanitizer

Abstract

Developing strategies for the use of natural resources and turning them into useful biomoleculesand products at an economical cost is the need of the hour. Biomolecules havehuge commercial and industrial applications due to their wide bioactive potential andbiological activities. In regard to this, biomolecules obtained from natural resources,having biological activity can be used in the development of novel products and applications.Biomolecules have unique properties such as biodegradability, non-toxicity, biocompatibility,bioavailability, they are eco-friendly, and have diverse applications. Thesecompounds can be defined as secondary metabolites and are produced as the primarybiosynthetic pathway and metabolic routes of chief biological compounds associatedwith growth and development. Biomolecules can be extracted from several organismsranging from cyanobacteria, bacteria, fungi, algae, viruses, plants, corals, and fish. Innature, biomolecular interactions are mostly associated with biochemical and biologicaldiversity, especially in light of the discovery of associated biomolecules from variousbioresources. These biologically active molecules derived from nature have novel applicationswhich contribute to the wide range of natural product-based preparations andformulations currently being developed on an industrial/pilot scale. The understandingof the bioprocessing and applications of these biomolecules will help its value additionin the sectors of agriculture, food, biopharma, nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, therapeutic,and the environment. Thus, this book deals with the recent breakthrough in thetechnological progress and applications of naturally derived biomolecules. It providesstudents and researchers with important information about the natural sources of biomolecules,strategies of production, their pharmacological and health promoting properties,their advance use in drug therapy, and other possible future applications. This bookalso throws light on emerging techniques for studying naturally bioactive molecules.