Alginates: Biology and Applications

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rehm, Bernd H. A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Microbiology Monographs, 13
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Microbiology.; Food > Biotechnology.; Cell biology.; Bacteriology.; Life Sciences.; Applied Microbiology.; Cell Biology.; Eukaryotic Microbiology.; Food Science.

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 prop...

Table of Contents:

• 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.