Cyanobacterial Physiology: From Fundamentals to Biotechnology

by Hakuto Kageyama (Editor), Rungaroon Waditee-Sirisattha (Editor)

Overview

Cyanobacteria are ancient, primordial oxygenic phototrophs, and probably the progenitor of oxygen-evolving photosynthesis. They are a prolific source of natural products and metabolites and vitally important for environmental biology and biotechnology. Cyanobacterial Physiology presents foundational knowledge alongside the most recent advances in cyanobacterial biology. The title examines the challenges of industrial application through an understanding of the basic molecular machinery of cyanobacteria. Sixteen chapters are organized into three sections. The first part covers basic cyanobacterial biology, emphasizing environmental biology such as photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation, circadian rhythm, and programmed cell death. The second part includes the chapters that discuss cyanobacterial extremophiles, adaptations, secondary metabolites, osmoprotectants, and toxins. The third part covers aspects of cyanobacterial application that are based on environmental biology. Leading scientists contribute chapters on cyanobacteria. Cyanobacterial Physiology presents a comprehensive and vibrant solution for researchers and engineers in biotechnology interested in cyanobacteria and their applications. Topics include the cyanobacterial cell and fundamental physiological processes; the biotechnological potential of cyanobacteria with their versatile metabolism; and advanced applications of cyanobacterial products. At each stage the book is informed by basic and applied research. - Examines industrial applications of cyanobacteria through their basic molecular machinery - Presents foundational knowledge about cyanobacteria alongside the latest research - Leading scientists present basic and applied research on cyanobacteria - Covers cyanobacterial biology and applications in environmental biotechnology - Give researchers and engineers a comprehensive solution for working with cyanobacteria in relation to environmental biology and biotechnology

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323993869
Publisher:	Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Publication date:	05/31/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	252
File size:	32 MB
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About the Author

Hakuto Kageyama is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry, in the Faculty of Science and Technology, at Meijo University, Japan. He and his team conduct basic and applied research on cyanobacteria.
Rungaroon Waditee-Sirisattha is Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. He conducts basic and applied research on cyanobacteria.

Table of Contents

Part I: Fundamental and physiological characteristics of cyanobacteria1. The cyanobacterial cell2. Fundamental physiological process: Photosynthesis, light harvesting complex and carbon concentrating mechanisms3. Nitrogen fixation in Cyanobacteria4. Circadian clock in cyanobacteria5. Theoretical aspects of temperature effect on cyanobacterial circadian clock6. Regulated cell death in cyanobacteria: Evidences, classification and significances Part II: Extremophiles, adaptations, secondary metabolites, osmolytes, and toxins in cyanobacteria7. Extremophilic cyanobacteria8. Mycosporine-like amino acids and scytonemin: Regulations, roles for adaptation of cyanobacteria to the environment, and potential applications9. Osmoprotectant molecules in cyanobacteria: Their basic features, biosynthetic regulations, and potential applications10. Detection, biosynthesis, and biofunction of microcystin in the freshwater bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis11. Mycosporine-like amino acids in freshwater bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis: detection, biosynthesis, genetic marker, and biofunction Part III: Applications of cyanobacteria in biotechnology12. Application of cyanobacterial compounds in energy, health, value-added products, and agricultural sectors: A prospective13. Exploring metabolic versatility of cyanobacteria for an emerging carbon-neutral bioeconomy14. A carbon metabolism of great biotechnological interest: Metabolic engineering and synthetic biology of cyanobacteria15. Cyanobacterial photoreceptors and their application16. Cyanobacterial and commercially important carotenoids: Biosynthesis, metabolic engineering, biological activities, applications, and processing

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A solution for researchers and engineers working with cyanobacteria, from fundamentals to applications in environmental biology and biotechnology