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Biopolymers : recent updates, challenges and opportunities / / edited by Ashok Kumar Nadda, Swati Sharma, and Rajeev Bhat
| Biopolymers : recent updates, challenges and opportunities / / edited by Ashok Kumar Nadda, Swati Sharma, and Rajeev Bhat |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (415 pages) |
| Disciplina | 572.33 |
| Collana | Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials. |
| Soggetto topico | Biopolymers |
| ISBN | 3-030-98392-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Transforming wastes into high value-added products: An introduction Biopolymers and environment Biopolymers: Global carbon footprint and climate change Biopolymers: Regulatory and legislative issues Sustainable green methods for the extraction of biopolymers Biopolymers from agriculture wastes and by-products Biopolymers from industrial waste Biopolymers from microbial flora The scope of biopolymers in food industry Potential applications of biopolymers in fisheries industry Biopolymers in cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and biomedical applications Biopolymers in leather industry Biopolymers in automotive industry Biopolymers in electronics Biopolymer in wastewater treatment Bioplastics from biomass Sustainability challenges and future perspectives of biopolymer Biomaterials in coating industries |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910574063203321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
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Keratin as a Protein Biopolymer [[electronic resource] ] : Extraction from Waste Biomass and Applications / / edited by Swati Sharma, Ashok Kumar
| Keratin as a Protein Biopolymer [[electronic resource] ] : Extraction from Waste Biomass and Applications / / edited by Swati Sharma, Ashok Kumar |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224 pages) |
| Disciplina | 668.9 |
| Collana | Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials |
| Soggetto topico |
Polymers
Sustainable development Biochemical engineering Environmental chemistry Bioorganic chemistry Polymer Sciences Sustainable Development Biochemical Engineering Environmental Chemistry Bioorganic Chemistry |
| ISBN | 3-030-02901-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Keratin; An Introduction -- Keratin Production and Its Applications: Current and Future Perspective -- Extraction and Characterization of Keratin from Different Biomasses -- Keratin Processing -- Degradation of Keratin Biomass by Different Microorganisms -- Keratin as a Biopolymer -- Keratin-Based Biofilms, Hydrogels, and Biofibers -- Keratin Based Biotechnological Applications. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910337934503321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Lignin [[electronic resource] ] : Biosynthesis and Transformation for Industrial Applications / / edited by Swati Sharma, Ashok Kumar
| Lignin [[electronic resource] ] : Biosynthesis and Transformation for Industrial Applications / / edited by Swati Sharma, Ashok Kumar |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (X, 298 p. 86 illus., 60 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 572.56682 |
| Collana | Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials |
| Soggetto topico |
Polymers
Biomaterials Biotechnology Engineering—Materials Natural resources Polymer Sciences Materials Engineering Natural Resources |
| ISBN | 3-030-40663-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Lignin as potent industrial biopolymer: An introduction -- Structure and characteristics of lignin -- Lignin synthesis and degradation -- Analysis of lignin using qualitative and quantitative methods -- Chemical modification of lignin by polymerization and depolymerisation -- Lignin composites for biomedical applications: status, challenges and perspectives -- Applications of lignin in the agri-food industry. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910410047703321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Microbes and Enzymes in Soil Health and Bioremediation [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Ashok Kumar, Swati Sharma
| Microbes and Enzymes in Soil Health and Bioremediation [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Ashok Kumar, Swati Sharma |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (407 pages) |
| Disciplina | 579.1757 |
| Collana | Microorganisms for Sustainability |
| Soggetto topico |
Agriculture
Soil science Soil conservation Sustainable development Microbial ecology Radiation protection Radiation—Safety measures Soil Science & Conservation Sustainable Development Microbial Ecology Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection Enzims microbians Contaminació dels sòls Biotecnologia microbiana |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 981-13-9117-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Let’s protect our earth: Environmental challenges and implications -- Chapter 2. Microbes and Processes in Bioremediation of Soil -- Chapter 3. Unique microorganisms inhabit natural extreme soils -- Chapter 4. Effect of Pollution on Physical & Chemical Properties of Soil -- Chapter 5. Role of soil microbiome and enzyme activities in plant growth nutrition and ecological restoration of soil health -- Chapter 6. Marine microbes in Bioremediation: Current status and future trends -- Chapter 7. Role of Microbial Hydrolases in Bioremediation -- Chapter 8. Laccases for soil bioremediation -- Chapter 9. Environmental fate of organophosphate residues from agricultural soils to fresh farm produce: Microbial interventions for sustainable bioremediation strategies -- Chapter 10. Secreted Microbial Enzymes for Organic Compound Degradation -- Chapter 11. Role of microbes in degradation of chemical pesticides -- Chapter 12. Biodegradation of Pesticides in Brazil and other Tropical Countries: Experimental and in silico Studies -- Chapter 13. Microbial Degradation of Phenolic Compounds. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910373912703321 |
| Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Microbial exopolysaccharides as novel and significant biomaterials / / Ashok Kumar Nadda, Sajna K. V., Swati Sharma, editors
| Microbial exopolysaccharides as novel and significant biomaterials / / Ashok Kumar Nadda, Sajna K. V., Swati Sharma, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (348 pages) |
| Disciplina | 660.63 |
| Collana | Springer series on polymer and composite materials |
| Soggetto topico | Microbial exopolysaccharides - Biotechnology |
| ISBN | 3-030-75289-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- 1 Microbial Exopolysaccharides: An Introduction -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Novel Exopolysaccharides with Therapeutic/Industrial Significance -- 3 Physiological Roles and Ecological Aspects of EPS -- 4 Biosynthesis and Metabolic Regulations of EPSs -- 5 Applications and Commercial Prospects of EPS -- 6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 Techniques Used for Characterization of Microbial Exopolysaccharides -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Isolation Methods of Extracellular Polysaccharides -- 3 Characterization Methods -- 3.1 Pulsed Amperometric Detection (PAD) -- 3.2 Fast Atom Bombardment-Mass Spectrometry (FAB-MS) -- 3.3 Turbidometric and Colorimetric Method -- 3.4 Carbazole Method -- 3.5 Uronic Acid Screening -- 3.6 96-Well Assay -- 3.7 High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) -- 3.8 Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Ionization/Mass Spectrometry(UHPLC-UV-ESI-MS) -- 3.9 Multi Laser Light Scattering Spectrometer (Malls) -- 3.10 Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy -- 3.11 Attenuated Reflection Microscopy (ATR) -- 3.12 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy -- 4 Microscopic Techniques -- 4.1 Scanning and Electron Microscopy -- 4.2 Multiple Fluorescence Staining and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) -- 4.3 Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis -- 4.4 Atomic Force Microscopy -- 4.5 Raman Microscopy -- 4.6 Thermo Gravimetric Analysis -- 4.7 Gas Chromatography (GC) -- 4.8 Capillary Zone Electrophoresis (CE) -- 4.9 Bioinformatics Methods -- 5 Future Perspectives and Conclusions -- References -- 3 Molecular Basis and Genetic Regulation of EPS -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 EPS Biosynthesis Pathways -- 2.1 Wzx/Wzy-Dependent Pathway -- 2.2 ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Transporter-Dependent Pathway -- 2.3 Synthase-Dependent Pathway.
2.4 Extracellular Synthesis Pathway by Use of a Single Sucrase Protein -- 2.5 Unidentified Pathways -- 3 Genes Directing EPS Biosynthesis -- 3.1 Xanthan-The Most Diverse Heteropolysaccharide Bearing a Long Side Chain -- 3.2 Sphingan-A Family of Diverse Heteropolysaccharides -- 3.3 Succinoglycan (SG)-A Heteropolysaccharide Composed of a Large Repeating Unit -- 3.4 Colanic Acid (CA)-An Antigenic EPS -- 3.5 Curdlan-A Water-Insoluble Homopolysaccharide -- 3.6 Cellulose-Bacterial EPS of Biomedical Value -- 3.7 Alginates-Heteropolysaccharide Synthesized Via an Envelope-Embedded Multiprotein Complex -- 3.8 Hyaluronan-A Hydrophilic Heteropolysaccharide -- 3.9 Amylovoran-Acidic Exopolysaccharide of Erwinia amylovora -- 3.10 Dextran and Other Glucan Homopolymers -- 3.11 Pullulan-A Glucose-Based Homopolysaccharide -- 3.12 Levan and Inulin-Polyfructan Polymers -- 3.13 Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB)-A Versatile Group of EPS Producers -- 3.14 Biofilms-A Matrix-Encase -- 3.15 Cyanobacterial and Diatoms' EPS -- 4 Genes and Regulators that Influence EPS Biosynthesis -- 4.1 RSI Circuit-Complex Network of Multiple Transcriptional Regulators -- 4.2 RcsAB Box (Regulator of Capsule Synthesis AB) -- 4.3 3 CysB-A Transcriptional Regulator in Xanthan Biosynthesis -- 4.4 KinB and AlgB-Regulators of Alginate Biosynthesis -- 4.5 PilB-Type IV Pilus Assembly ATPase -- 4.6 IrrE-A Global Transcriptional Regulator -- 4.7 HpaR1-A GntR Family Transcription Regulator -- 4.8 MetR-A LysR-Type Transcriptional Regulator -- 4.9 RpfR-An Integral Biofilm Regulator Between Sessile and Motile Cycles of Bacteria -- 4.10 EmmABC-The Three-Component Regulatory Circuit -- 4.11 The GacS/A System-A Regulator of Alginates Through SRNA -- 4.12 PcoR and RfiA-LuxR Regulators of Alginate Production -- 4.13 GlnA-Regulator of Curdlan Biosynthesis. 4.14 AmrZ and FleQ-Transcriptional Regulators of Cellulose Biosynthesis -- 4.15 Multicomponent Regulation of EPS1 -- 5 The Multi-faceted Role of c-di-GMP -- 6 Genetic Engineering Strategies to Modify EPS -- 6.1 Modifying Glycosyltransferase Genes -- 6.2 Modifying Central Metabolism Pathways -- 6.3 Use of New Microbial Cell Factories -- 7 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 4 Molecular Engineering of Bacterial Exopolysaccharide for Improved Properties -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Biological Role of EPS -- 1.2 Properties and Applications of EPS -- 1.3 Commercially Employed EPS -- 2 Brief Pathways of EPS Production in Bacteria -- 3 Metabolic Engineering Strategies for EPS Production -- 3.1 Metabolic Engineering for Increase in Yield -- 3.2 Metabolic Engineering for the Structural Changes -- 4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 5 Extremophiles: A Versatile Source of Exopolysaccharide -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Significance of EPS Production by Extremophiles -- 3 Biofilm Production and EPS -- 4 EPS Produced by a Diverse Group of Extremophiles -- 4.1 Production of EPS by Thermophilic Microorganisms -- 4.2 Production of EPS by Psychrophilic Microorganisms -- 4.3 Production of EPS by Halophilic Microorganisms -- 4.4 Production of EPS by Acidophilic Microorganisms -- 4.5 Production of EPS by Alkaliphilic Microorganisms -- 5 Biotechnological Application of Extremophilic EPS -- 5.1 Application in Food Industry -- 5.2 Application in Pharmaceutical Industry -- 5.3 Application in Productions of Biomaterials -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Pullulan: Biosynthesis, Production and Applications -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 About Pullulan -- 2.1 Structure and Properties -- 2.1.1 Pullulan Degradation and Derivatization -- 3 Biosynthesis of Pullulan -- 4 Production -- 4.1 Downstream Processing -- 4.2 Quality. 5 Applications of Pullulan -- 5.1 Food -- 5.2 Biomedical -- 5.3 Cosmetics -- 5.4 Environmental -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Exopolysaccharides in Drug Delivery Systems -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Chemical Structure of Exopolysaccharides -- 3 Homoexopolysaccharides -- 3.1 Levan as Drug Delivery System -- 3.2 Pullulan as Drug Delivery System -- 3.3 Curdlan as Drug Delivery System -- 3.4 Other (1,3)-β-d-Glucans as Drug Delivery Systems -- 4 Heteroexopolysaccharides -- 4.1 Xanthan as Drug Delivery System -- 4.2 Gellan as Drug Delivery System -- 4.3 Alginate as Drug Delivery Systems -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 8 Exopolysaccharides in Food Processing Industrials -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Cellulose -- 3 Pullulan -- 4 Xanthan Gum -- 5 Dextran -- 6 Kefiran -- 7 Curdlan -- 8 Emulsan -- 9 Alginate -- 10 Gellan -- 11 Carrageenan -- 12 Hyaluronic Acid -- 13 Levan -- 14 Colanic Acid -- 15 Welan -- 16 Conclusion -- References -- 9 Microbial EPS as Immunomodulatory Agents -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Immunomodulatory Activity -- 3 Microbial Polysaccharides and Their Immunomodulatory Activities -- 3.1 Bacterial EPS as Immunomodulators -- 3.2 Microalgal EPS as Immunomodulators -- 3.3 Fungal EPS as Immunomodulators -- 4 Factors Influencing the Immunomodulatory Activity of EPS -- 5 Mechanism of Action of EPS Immunomodulators -- 5.1 Activation of Macrophage and Immune Modulatory Cascade -- 5.1.1 Toll-Like Receptors 2/4-Mediated Signalling Cascade -- 5.1.2 Complement Receptor 3 (CR3) Mediated Cascade -- 5.1.3 Mannose Receptors (MR)-Mediated Cascade -- 5.1.4 Scavenger Receptors (SR)-Mediated Cascade -- 5.1.5 Dectin-1-Mediated Cascade -- 5.2 Activation of T/B Lymphocytes and Immune Modulatory Cascade -- 5.2.1 Membrane Immunoglobulin (mIg) Mediated Cascade -- 5.2.2 T Cell Receptor-Mediated Cascade. 5.3 Activation of Natural Killer Cells and Immune Modulatory Cascade -- 5.4 Activation of the Complement System and Immune Modulatory Cascade -- 6 Evaluation of Immunomodulatory Activity -- 6.1 In Vitro Assays -- 6.2 In Vivo Assays -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- 10 Novel Insights of Microbial Exopolysaccharides as Bio-adsorbents for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Soil and Wastewater -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Microbial EPSs -- 2.1 Diversity in Microbial EPSs -- 2.2 Commercial Uses -- 3 Characterization of EPS by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy -- 4 EPS-Metal Interactions -- 4.1 Bacteria EPS-Heavy Metal Interactions -- 4.2 Mechanism -- 4.3 Bioremediation of HM-Contaminated Soil -- 4.4 Bioremediation of HM-Contaminated Water -- 4.5 Advantages Over Conventional Methods -- 5 Knowledge Gaps and Future Directions -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- 11 Applications of EPS in Environmental Bioremediations -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Environment Pollutants -- 3 Sustainable Bioremediation of Toxic Heavy Metals -- 4 Applications of EPS in Bioremediation of Colorant-Containing Residual from Textile Effluent -- 5 EPS in Bioremediation of Oil Spills and Petroleum-Contaminated Sites -- 6 EPS in Bioremediation of Toxic Chemicals (PCBs, PAHs, CP) -- 7 Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 12 Cost-Benefit Analysis and Industrial Potential of Exopolysaccharides -- Abstract -- 1 General Introduction to Cost-Benefit Analysis of Microbial Exopolysaccharides (EPSs) -- 2 Microbial EPSs Potential for Industrial Application -- 2.1 Bacterial EPSs -- 2.2 Fungal EPSs -- 2.3 Yeast EPSs -- 2.4 Microalgal EPSs -- 2.5 Archaeal EPSs -- 3 Factors Affecting Cost-Benefit Ratio in Industrial Application of Microbial EPSs -- 3.1 Production Process -- 3.2 Customer's Preference -- 4 Future Perspectives. 4.1 Technical Breakthrough Expected to Confer Benefits on Industrial Application of Microbial EPSs. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910491026403321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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