A comprehensive review of edible bird nests and swiftlet farming

作     者：Lee Suan Chua Siti Najihah Zukefli 

作者机构：Metabolites Profiling LaboratoryInstitute of Bioproduct DevelopmentUniversiti Teknologi Malaysia Department of Bioprocess and Polymer EngineeringFaculty of Chemical and Energy EngineeringUniversiti Teknologi Malaysia 

出 版 物：《Journal of Integrative Medicine》 (结合医学学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2016年第14卷第6期

页      面：415-428页

核心收录：

学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 0832[工学-食品科学与工程（可授工学、农学学位）] 07[理学] 08[工学] 083202[工学-粮食、油脂及植物蛋白工程] 071002[理学-动物学] 

主　　题：edible bird's nest swiftlet farming proteomics authentication Aerodramus 

摘      要：Edible bird＇s nest （EBN） is currently widely consumed by the Chinese community as tonic food and functional food, which is believed to have many medicinal benefits. Some studies have reported the biochemical compositions of EBN, graded on the basis of colour, nitrate and nitrite contents. Other studies have shown significant biological effects, while ongoing research is in progress to explore potential pharmacological applications. The high demand for EBNs in the global market has forced the local regulatory bodies to monitor swiftlet farming activities, including the EBN cleaning process. Furthermore, numerous techniques have been developed to authenticate EBN; proteomics is likely to be the most promising of these methods. However, there are limited numbers of relevant protein sequences deposited at the database. More research is needed at the molecular level to explore the mechanisms behind the biological functions, such as bone strength improvement, skin rejuvenation, epidermal growth factor activity and cell *** current and future prospects of EBN and swiftlet farming are critically reviewed in this article.