Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food production sectors. But outbreaks of diseases have serious impact on sustainability. With the annual loss from diseases crossing 20% of revenues, there is an acute need for development of innovative technologies to prevent and treat shrimp diseases.
OUR SOLUTION
Naturalle is developing biotechnology based Polyphenol formulations to be administered orally as feed additives. The long and deep study of polyphenols established that they are able to suppress number of microbial virulence factors. Overwhelming evidence is available to trust polyphenols as safe, viable and reliable alternatives to synthetic chemical compounds.
POLYPHENOLS
Polyphenols are secondary metabolites of plants. These molecules are very good antioxidants and antimicrobials. They inhibit pro-inflammatory transcription factors by interacting with proteins involved in gene expression and cell signaling, leading to protective effects against inflammation-mediated chronic diseases. “naturalle” utilizes Polyphenols as a means to maintain the health of shrimp and improve their ability to cope with parasite, fungal and bacterial diseases.
TECHNOLOGY
Super critical fluid extraction technology is deployed for better extraction of Polyphenols. Advanced techniques are applied for isolation, purification, filtration, concentration, and drying. High performance liquid chromatography analysis is adopted to separate, detect and quantitate different metabolites within various formulations.
ACHIEVEMENTS
CHALLENGES
Naturalle has overcome many challenges to convince scientific community that plant derived therapeutics can effectively replace antibiotics in animal use, without affecting animal performance.
PRODUCTS
Naturalle had produced three premium products. All are getting overwhelming market response.
FUTURE PROJECTS
With the knowledge gained and inputs generated through six years of extensive research, “naturalle” is contemplating more products to meet the specific needs of Fish and Pet animals.