Recent Advances in Marine Biotechnology ( Series )
Biomaterials and Bioprocessing
Milton Fingerman and Rachakonda Nagabhushanam: Department of Ecology and Evolution Biology Tulane University, New Orleans, USA
ISBN 978-1-57808-284-1; 2003; 396 pages; US $ 108.60      Buy Now


Marine organisms have been found to be sources of numerous compounds that have applications in industry, agriculture, and medicine. This volume explores ongoing efforts to develop these natural products into commercially viable materials. The book deals with a range of topics, such as photobioreactors, industrial applications of chitosanases, carrageenans from red algae, anticoagulants from marine algae, anti-HIV compounds from red algae, and biomass production as a source of energy by pyrolysis.

Contents:
. Characteristics of the Polysaccharides from Cyanobacteria and their Potential Applications: Zhili Liu, Pengfu Li and Haitao Ge
. Biotechnology for Algal Mass Cultivation: Giuseppe Torzillo and Avigad Vonshak
. Marine Biopolymers from the Red Algae, Gracilaria spp.: Hirotaka Kakita, Hiroshi Kamishima, Anong Chirapart and Masao Ohno
. A Renewable Energy from Pyrolysis of Marine and Freshwater Algae: Qingyu Wu and Xiaoling Miao
. Anticoagulants from Marine Algae: Kiminori Matsubara
. Recent Advances in Commercial Production of Astaxanthin from Microalgae: Miguel Olaizola and Mark E. Huntley
. Anti-HIV Compounds from Red Seaweeds: Nathalie Bourgougnon
. Chemical Properties, Biological Activities and Applications of Carrageenans from Red Algae: Irina M. Yermak and Yuri S. Khotimchenko
. Industrial Applications of Chitosanases: Josée Blanchard, Joe Kweon Park, Isabelle Boucher and Ryszard Brzezinski
. Molecular Farming of Industrial Proteins in Plants: Rainer Fischer, Neil Emans, Richard M. Twyman and Stefan Schillberg
. Photobioreactors: James C. Ogbonna
. Adhesives from Marine Mussels: Possible Biotechnological Applications: Kona Hanumantha Rao and Koka Shyamasundari