Alginates: Biology and Applications - Bernd H. A. Rehm - Springer, 2010
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Alginates: Biology and Applications
Edizione Inglese di Bernd H. A. Rehm (a cura di)
Editore: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
EAN: 9783642100819
ISBN: 3642100813
Pagine: 276
Formato: Paperback
"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.