The Alga Dunaliella : biodiversity, physiology, genomics and biotechnology /: biodiversity, physiology, genomics and biotechnology. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, Ami Ben-Amotz, Jürgen E.W. Polle, D.V. Subba Rao.
• Other Names: Ben-Amotz, Ami, 1943-; Polle, Jürgen E. W; Subba Rao, D. V, 1932-
• Contents: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; 1: History, Distribution, and Habitats of Algae of the Genus Dunaliella Teodoresco (Chlorophyceae); 2: Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Genus Dunaliella; 3: Cultivation, Growth Media, Division Rates and Applications of Dunaliella Species; 4: Cultivation of Dunaliella for High Value Compounds; 5: Pigments of Green and Red Forms of Dunaliella, and Related Chlorophytes; 6: Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Dunaliella (Chlorophyta) 7: Acquisition and Metabolism of Inorganic Nutrients by Dunaliella8: Bioactive Compounds: Glycerol Production, Carotenoid Production, Fatty Acids Production; 9: Photosynthesis -- Energy Relationships in Dunaliella; 10: The Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on Dunaliella: Growth, Development and Metabolism; 11: Chloroplast Acclimation, Photodamage and Repair Reactions of Photosystem-II in the Model Green Alga Dunaliella salina; 12: Regulation of Photoacclimation in Dunaliella; 13: Selected Functional and Molecular Adaptations Contributing to the Exceptional Stress Tolerance of Dunaliella 14: Salinity Tolerance and Iron Deprivation Resistance Mechanisms Revealed by Proteomic Analyzes in Dunaliella salina15: Carbon Dioxide Fixation by Dunaliella spp. and the Possible Use of this Genus in Carbon Dioxide Mitigation and Waste Reduction; 16: Paratransgenic Approaches to the Control of Infections of Shrimp: Prospects for Use of Dunaliella; 17: Development of Genetics and Molecular Tool Kits for Species of the Unicellular Green Alga Dunaliella (Chlorophyta); 18: Application of the Colorless Carotenoids, Phytoene, and Phytofluene in Cosmetics, Wellness, Nutrition, and Therapeutics 19: Biofuels from Microalgae: Review of Products, Processes and Potential, with Special Focus on Dunaliella sp.20: Application of Dunaliella in Atherosclerosis; 21: Utility of Dunaliella in Ecotoxicity Testing; Glossary; Index; About the Contributors
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 579.8/32; Dunaliella; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Microbiology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429526664; 0429526660
• Related ISBNs: 9781578085453
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF file page (EBSCO, viewed May 13, 2019).
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