Algal Biotechnology

Das, Mihir Kumar

• Publisher: Daya Publishing House
• Year: 2021
• eBook ISBN: 9788170358480
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Biotechnology in Medicine

Algal biotechnology has come a long way since the early days of agronomy/mariculture for food use and the recovery of agars, carrageenans and alginates. Our increasing knowledge of algal physiology and biochemistry, combined with genetic engineering is opening up new vistas. The application of the ability to grow microalgae to very high yields in bioreactors, to a percentage of a theoretical maximum, as opposed to ponds, holds great promise for the future of algal biotechnology. At the macroalgal side possibilities on the horizon involve their use as a source of antifoulants, the possible use of sulfated polysaccharides in biomedical applications and the possibility of genetically engineering macroalgae to provide deterrence to microbial pathogens in mariculture. In the final analysis the expanded future of applying algal biotechnology for good, new and imaginative use must lie in ensuring that good science is tied to good economics. The present volume is a compilation of 20 chapters which discuss on the industrial applications in the field of biological nitrogen fixation, nutraceuticals and other bioactive compounds. Recent advances in cyanobacteria for bioactive compounds, active against a number of disease causing bacteria, viruses and fungi, their significant potential for colorants, polysaccharides, pharmaceuticals and pharmacological probes and also in the field of environment protection have been reflected in most of the chapters. This book will open a new vista in the field of algal biotechnology. The aim of bringing out of this book is to bring together the multi-disciplinary researches going around the world in the area of Algal Biotechnology and to disseminate information on the latest information on algae and this has been made possible only by the contribution of articles by the nationally and internationally acclaimed authors. The book will be useful to the students, teachers, scientists and researchers from the different branches of microbiology, plant science and biotechnology.

Table of contents

• Preface
• List of Contributors
• The Algal Industry Survey Mark Edwards
• Prospective in Diatom Nanotechnology Jannendra Rath, Sikha Mandal and Bijaya Kumar Padhi
• Programmed Cell Death: An Integral Event in the Development of Algae and Higher Organisms Shiv Shanker Pandey, Vivek Ambashtha and Budhi Sagar Tiwari
• Spirulina: The Superfood and Medicine Preeti Das, A.K. Mishra and Mihir K. Das
• Application of Seaweeds as Food: A Scenario P.V. Subba Rao, K. Ganesan and K. Suresh Kumar
• UV-B Radiation-Induced Stress and Protection Strategies in Cyanobacteria R.P. Sinha, M.B. Tyagi, Sushil Kumar and Ashok Kumar
• Growth Response of Cyanobacteria from Sandy Soil and Mine Waste Burdened Soil to Different Environmental Variables Pramila Tripathy and S.P. Adhikary
• The Impact of Fungicides on Rice Field Cyanobacteria Anshuman Das and Mihir Kumar Das
• Role of Blue Green Algae in Rice Production Y.V. Singh
• Biotechnological Relevance of Microbes in Agriculture Rajan Kumar Gupta
• Lipids and Fatty Acids from Marine Algae: A Potential Biofuel Resource S. Chakraborty and T. Bhattacharya
• Algal Biodiesel: Procedures and Resources for Laboratory Study Simrat Kaur, H.K. Gogoi, R.B. Srivastava and M.C. Kalita
• Industrial Utilization of Algal Fatty Acids S.B. Padhi, P.K. Swain, S.K. Behera and G. Behera
• Cyanobacterial Toxins Anjana Pandey and Archana Tiwari
• Algae and the Human Affairs in the 21st Century Surendra Singh, Shipra Das and Anuradha Tiwari
• Responses of Rice Field Cyanobacteria to Insecticides Mihir Kumar Das
• Cyanobacterial Toxins and Public Health Mukesh Kumar
• Cyanobacteria for Biofertilizer, Bioremediation and Bioactive Compounds Kaushal Kishore Choudhary
• Production of Nutraceuticals and Antioxidant Enzymes in a Tropical Food Alga Nostochopsis lobatus Usha Pandey
• Bioremediation of Heavy Metals by Microalgae V.D. Pandey