Chemicals from Microalgae. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Zvi Cohen.
• Authors: Cohen, Zvi
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Contributors; 1 Porphyridium cruentum; Fatty acid composition; Triacylglycerols; Biosynthesis of AA and EPA; Feeding with fatty acid precursors; Radiolabelling studies; Selection of mutants deficient in EPA biosynthesis; Environmental factors affecting PUFA content; Temperature; Light intensity and biomass concentration; Nitrogen starvation; Strains; Outdoor cultivation; EPA overproduction; EPA purification; Feeding with external fatty acids; References; 2 Monodus subterraneus Fatty acid composition of individual lipidsEffects of nutritional and environmental conditions; Outdoor cultivation; Evaluation of EPA-producing species; Production of high purity EPA; Biosynthesis; Future directions; References; 3 Production of eicosapentaenoic acid by the marine eustigmatophyte Nannochloropsis; Introduction; Nannochloropsis and other eustigmatophytes; Chemical composition; Biosynthesis of lipid and polyunsaturated fatty acids; Modulation of fatty acid composition; Mass production; Commercial applications and feeding experiments; Acknowledgements; References 4 Production of EPA from Phaeodactylum tricornutumIntroduction; Criteria for selecting Phaeodactylum tricornutum UTEX 640 as a potential source of EPA; Phaeodactylum tricornutum UTEX 640 biomass production in horizontal tubular air-lift photobioreactors; EPA production from Phaeodactylum tricornutum UTEX 640; Concluding remarks; Acknowledgements; Nomenclature; References; 5 Genetic improvement of EPA content in microalgae; Introduction; The genetic approach to strain improvement; Genetic improvement of EPA content in microalgae; Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References 6 Recovery of algal PUFAsIntroduction; A general overview of lipid and fatty acid extraction; PUFA concentration and purification techniques; Integrated process for obtaining highly pure PUFA from algae; Concluding remarks; Acknowledgements; References; 7 Microalgal carotenoids; Introduction; Structures of microalgal carotenoids; Distribution of microalgal carotenoids; Isolation, identification and structure elucidation; Biological aspects; Summary; References; 8 Production of astaxanthin by Haematococcus; Introduction; Astaxanthin-producing microalgae; Cell cycle of Haematococcus
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 660.6; Natural products; Biopharmaceutics; Pharmacology; Biopharmaceutics; Natural products; Pharmacology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482295306
• Related ISBNs: 148229530X
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