Alginates: Biology and Applications provides an overview of the state of art of alginate material properties, genetics and the molecular mechanisms underlying alginate biosynthesis as well as applications of tailor-made alginates in medicine, food and biotechnology.
Topics treated are:
- material properties of alginates
- alginate production: precursor biosynthesis, polymerization and secretion
- bacterial system for alginate uptake and degradation
- enzymatic alginate modification
- alginate gene regulation
- role of alginate in bacterial biofilms
- microbial production of alginates: physiology and process aspects
- alginate-based blends and nano/microbeads
- applications of alginates in food
- alginate and its comonomer mannuronic acid: medical relevance as drugs
Author(s): Ivan Donati, Sergio Paoletti (auth.), Bernd H. A. Rehm (eds.)
Series: Microbiology Monographs 13
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 266
Tags: Bacteriology; Applied Microbiology; Cell Biology; Eukaryotic Microbiology; Food Science; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Material Properties of Alginates....Pages 1-53
Alginate Production: Precursor Biosynthesis, Polymerization and Secretion....Pages 55-71
Bacterial System for Alginate Uptake and Degradation....Pages 73-94
Enzymatic Alginate Modification....Pages 95-115
Alginate Gene Regulation....Pages 117-133
Role of Alginate in Bacterial Biofilms....Pages 135-151
Microbial Production of Alginates: Physiology and Process Aspects....Pages 153-173
Alginate-Based Blends and Nano/Microbeads....Pages 175-210
Applications of Alginates in Food....Pages 211-228
Alginate and Its Comonomer Mannuronic Acid: Medical Relevance as Drugs....Pages 229-260
Back Matter....Pages 261-266
