The marine environment is a relatively unexplored source of functional ingredients that can
be used in food processing, storage, and fortification in a variety of ways. Marine …

Background Crabs are one of the most diverse groups of crustaceans. Both fresh and
marine crabs are an excellent source of many nutrients that are important for human health …

Natural product extraction is ingenuity that permits the mass manufacturing of specific
products in a cost-effective manner. With the aim of obtaining an alternative chitosan supply …

The evolutionary history of horseshoe crabs, spanning approximately 500 million years, is
characterized by remarkable morphological stasis and a low species diversity with only four …

Whole genome duplication (WGD) has occurred in relatively few sexually reproducing
invertebrates. Consequently, the WGD that occurred in the common ancestor of horseshoe …

The γ-irradiated horseshoe crab chitosan was used as food coating to extend the shelf life of
marine shrimp and fish. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), field emission …

Horseshoe crab (HSC) hemolymph is the source of Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL), a
critical component in sterility testing that ensures drug and medical device safety for millions …

With the second longest coastline in the world (after Canada), Indonesia has a big challenge
in managing its coastal zone. Ecologically, Indonesia's coastal zone is rich with fascinating …

Identification, protection and enhancement of essential habitats are priority issues for
management and restoration of exploited species. The shores utilized by Asian horseshoe …

The largest aggregation of spawning American horseshoe crabs in the world occurs in
Delaware Bay and supports one of the largest concentrations of shorebirds in the western …