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J Parasit Dis Diagn Ther 2017 | Volume 2 Issue 4
International Conference on
Zoology, Microbiology & Medical Parasitology
October 30-November 01, 2017 | Chicago, USA
Aquaculture; Potential source of marine bioactives
Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria
The University of Queensland, Australia
M
arine organisms are increasingly being investigated
as sources of bioactive molecules with therapeutic
applications as nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals. Marine
bioactives can be derived from a vast array of sources,
including marine plants, microorganisms, and sponges, all of
which contain their own unique set of biomolecules. These
bioactive molecules can be applied in many fields such as the
drug, cosmetic, and food industries. In particular, retrieval
and characterisation of these bioactive molecules from
marine processing waste contribute valuable information to
the vast field of marine natural product discovery (Suleria et
al., 2016). All over the world, the demand for seafood has
increased owing to its health promoting perspectives and also
help to fight against various health-related disorder including
cardiovascular disease, cancer, alzheimer’s and many other
major illnesses (Suleria et al., 2015). Therefore, the role
of aquaculture in ensuring a consistent supply of aquatic
species for human consumption and screening of valuable
bioactive molecules for novel drug discoveries cannot be
overstated. Moreover, several toxic compounds, called
biotoxins also bioaccumulate in fish, crabs, lobster, abalone
or filter-feeding bivalves (shellfish), such as mussels, oysters,
scallops and clams, and cause poisoning and their potential
risks to food safety and/or market access of commercially-
produced seafood are a growing concern in Australia (Murray
et al., 2015; Ajani et al., 2017). Approximately 60,000 human
intoxications occur per year worldwide, with an overall
mortality of about 1.5% (Kantiani et al., 2010). Therefore,
there should be some cost-effective food safety systems
throughout the supply chain that reflect the degree of risk
and to protect the health of seafood consumers. Screening
and identification of marine bioactives and biotoxin can play
significant role in aquaculture.
Speaker Biography
Hafiz Suleria is currently working as Honorary Fellow in the Diamantina Institute -
Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Australia. Previously, he has been
awarded an International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) and Australian
Postgraduate Award (APA) for his PhD research at UQ School of Medicine, the
Translational Research Institute (TRI) in collaboration with Commonwealth, Scientific
and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO, Australia). His major research focus
was on food science and nutrition particularly in screening of bioactive molecules -
isolation, purification and characterization using various cutting-edge techniques from
different plants, marine and animal sources followed by their in vitro bioactivity, in
vivo, cell culture and animal modeling. He has published more than 40 peer-reviewed
scientific papers in different reputed/impacted journals.
e:
hafiz.sueleria@uqconnect.edu.au