Alginates: Biology and Applications

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

Zusammenfassung

"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.

Inhalt
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.