LEADER 05086nam 22006495 450 001 9910410038903321 005 20200704021017.0 010 $a3-030-49736-4 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-49736-1 035 $a(CKB)4100000011325516 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6283396 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-49736-1 035 $a(PPN)248595032 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011325516 100 $a20200626d2020 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAlkaliphiles in Biotechnology$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Gashaw Mamo, Bo Mattiasson 205 $a1st ed. 2020. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (ix, 349 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aAdvances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology,$x0724-6145 ;$v172 311 $a3-030-49735-6 327 $aAlkaliphiles: The Versatile Tools in Biotechnology -- Isolation and Cultivation of Alkaliphiles -- Challenges and Adaptations of Life in Alkaline Habitats -- Genomics of Alkaliphiles -- Metabolites Produced by Alkaliphiles with Potential Biotechnological Applications -- Alkaliphilic Enzymes and Their Application in Novel Leather Processing Technology for Next-Generation Tanneries -- Starch-Modifying Enzymes -- Alkaline Active Hemicellulases -- Alkaliphiles: The Emerging Biological Tools Enhancing Concrete Durability. . 330 $aThis book is devoted to alkaliphiles, their microbiology, biotechnological applications and adaptive mechanisms. Alkaliphiles are extremophilic organisms that are adapted to thrive in alkaline environments. Over the years, a wide variety of alkaliphiles belonging to domain Bacteria, Archaea and Eukarya have been isolated and studied. These organisms use various adaptive mechanisms to thrive in ?extreme? alkaline environments, and some of these adaptive mechanisms are of immense importance to a range of biotechnological applications. In this book, readers will learn about the adaptive strategies of alkaliphiles in colonizing alkaline habitats, with a main focus on: (1) the production of enzymes that are active and stable in the high pH environment, and (2) the production of acids that decrease the pH of their immediate surrounding environment. Enzymes that are operationally stable at high pH (also known as alkaline active enzymes) are desirable in several applications such as detergent formulating and leather tanning processes, and they are among the major selling enzymes and the most important industrial enzymes. The growing demand in many existing and emerging biotechnological applications led to the discovery, characterization, engineering and evaluation of diverse types of alkaline active enzymes. In addition to the use of these fascinating enzymes in biotechnological applications, readers will discover the mechanisms of action and stability of these enzymes at extreme pH. Studies have shown that some alkaliphiles decrease the severity of the high pH of their media by producing substantial amount of organic acids, which could be of great interest in various applications presented in this book. In addition to enzymes and organic acids, other products of biotechnological importance such as carotenoids, bioactive substances, and chelators have also attracted researchers? attention. Whole-cells of alkaliphiles have been used as food and feed, and are also useful in environmental applications such as in waste treatment and construction. 410 0$aAdvances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology,$x0724-6145 ;$v172 606 $aChemical engineering 606 $aMicrobiology 606 $aChemistry 606 $aEnvironmental engineering 606 $aBiotechnology 606 $aIndustrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/C27000 606 $aApplied Microbiology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/C12010 606 $aChemistry/Food Science, general$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/C00004 606 $aEnvironmental Engineering/Biotechnology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/U33000 615 0$aChemical engineering. 615 0$aMicrobiology. 615 0$aChemistry. 615 0$aEnvironmental engineering. 615 0$aBiotechnology. 615 14$aIndustrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering. 615 24$aApplied Microbiology. 615 24$aChemistry/Food Science, general. 615 24$aEnvironmental Engineering/Biotechnology. 676 $a589.95 702 $aMamo$b Gashaw$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aMattiasson$b Bo$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910410038903321 996 $aAlkaliphiles in Biotechnology$92526397 997 $aUNINA