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Record Nr.

UNINA9910974973603321

Titolo

Carbohydrate binding modules : functions and applications / / Susana Moreira and Miguel Gama, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hauppauge, NY, : Nova Science Publisher's, c2009

ISBN

1-61209-869-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (78 p.)

Collana

Biotechnology in agriculture, industry and medicine series

Altri autori (Persone)

MoreiraSusana

GamaMiguel

Disciplina

612.3/96

Soggetti

Carbohydrates

Enzymes

Binding sites (Biochemistry)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- CARBOHYDRATE BINDING MODULES: FUNCTIONS AND APPLICATIONS -- CARBOHYDRATE BINDING MODULES: FUNCTIONS AND APPLICATIONS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1  INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 2  THE CBM STORY -- Chapter 3  CBM CLASSIFICATION -- 3.1. CBM FAMILIES -- 3.1.1. Cellulosomes -- 3.2. CBM TYPES -- 3.2.1. Type A CBMs -- 3.2.2. Type B CBMs -- 3.2.3. Type C CBMs -- Chapter 4  CBMS AT WORK -- 4.1. THE PROXIMITY EFFECT -- 4.2. THE TARGETING EFFECT -- 4.3. THE DISRUPTIVE EFFECT -- 4.4. THE AVIDITY EFFECT -- Chapter 5  CBMS AND PHYSIOLOGIC FUNCTION -- 5.1. CBMS IN PROTEIN TURNOVER -- 5. 2. CBMS IN ENERGY BALANCE AND DISEASES -- 5.3. CBMS ROLES IN PLANT: GROWTH, DEFENSE AND DEGRADATION -- 5.3.1 CBMs Acting on Polysaccharides: Cellulose, Starch, Chitin -- 5.3.2. CBMs in Biomass Conversion -- 5. 4. PLANT DEVELOPMENT -- 5. 5. PLANT DEFENSE -- Chapter 6  CBMS APPLICATIONS -- 6.1. CBMS IN THE PAPER INDUSTRY -- 6.2. CBMS IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY -- 6.3. CBMS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY -- 6.4. CBMS AS A MICROARRAY AND PROBING TOOL -- 6.5. CBMS AS A PROTEIN SOLUBILIZATION, PURIFICATION AND IMMOBILIZATION TOOL -- 6.6. CBMS AS BIOREMEDIATION TOOL -- 6.7. CBMS AS BIOMEDICAL TOOL -- Chapter 7  FUTURE PERSPECTIVES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.



Sommario/riassunto

Carbohydrates play an important role in many biological and biochemical processes, including the fertilization, cell differentiation and maturation, protein folding and degradation. This book presents the latest research in carbohydrate binding molecules.