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Record Nr.

UNINA9910416143003321

Titolo

Pigments from Microalgae Handbook / / edited by Eduardo Jacob-Lopes, Maria Isabel Queiroz, Leila Queiroz Zepka

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-50971-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 653 p. 86 illus., 35 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

574.192

Soggetti

Chemical engineering

Biochemical engineering

Biomedical engineering

Microbiology

Industrial engineering

Production engineering

Organic chemistry

Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering

Biochemical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology

Applied Microbiology

Industrial and Production Engineering

Organic Chemistry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chlorophylls in microalgae: Occurrence, distribution and biosynthesis -- Carotenoids in phototrophic microalgae: Distributions and biosynthesis -- Phycobiliproteins in microalgae: Occurrence, distribution and biosynthesis -- Regulation of carotenogenesis in microalgae -- Carotenoid overproduction in microalgae: biochemical and genetic engineering.

Sommario/riassunto

The Pigments from Microalgae Handbook presents the current state of knowledge on pigment production using microalgae-based processes, and covers both the scientific fundamentals of this technology and its



practical applications. It addresses biology, chemistry, biochemistry, analysis and engineering aspects, as well as applications of natural pigments in photosynthetic organisms. The book also describes the analytical procedures associated with the characterization of pigments and the engineering aspects of microalgal pigment production. It considers the three major classes of pigments(chlorophylls, carotenoids and phycobiliproteins) produced and surveys the main commercial applications of these chemicals. The book offers a valuable source of information for industrial researchers and practitioners in industrial biotechnology, as it covers various engineering aspects of microalgal pigment production, such as bioreactors and bioprocesses, industrial extraction processes, and the bioeconomy of production including life-cycle assessment. The book will also be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students of biochemistry, food chemistry, and industrial microbiology.