Biotechnology

Innovations in Biotechnology

Phycobiotechnology
Biodiversity and Biotechnology of Algae and Algal Products for Food, Feed, and Fuel

Editors: Jeyabalan Sangeetha, PhD
Devarajan Thangadurai, PhD
Sanniyasi Elumalai, PhD
Shivasharana Chandrabanda Thimmappa, PhD

Phycobiotechnology

Published. Available now.
Pub Date: March 2021
Hardback Price: see ordering info
Hard ISBN: 9781771888967
E-Book ISBN: 9781003019510
Pages: 474pp w/index
Binding Type: Hardback
Series: Innovations in Biotechnology
Notes: 10 color and 35 b/w illustrations

Named #1 of 15 Best New Biotechnology Books to Read in 2021 by BookAuthority

This volume explores and explains the vast uses and benefits of algae as food, feed, and fuel. It covers the most advanced applications of algae in the food and feed industries and for environmental sustainability. With chapters written by experts and which were extensively reviewed by many well-known subject experts and professionals, Phycobiotechnology: Biodiversity and Biotechnology of Algae and Algal Products for Food, Feed, and Fuel provides an abundance of valuable information.

Algae are a genetically diverse group of organisms with a wide range of physiological and biochemical characteristics that have unique capabilities in the fields of agriculture, pharmaceuticals, industry, and environment. Algae hold the potential to become the planet’s next major source of energy and a vital part of the solution for climate change and dependence on fossil fuels. Many varieties of algae are also known to be an abundant source of vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that can boost the human immune system. The algal industry is a booming sector and will continue to grow, and the editors state, it would not be wrong to call algae the most potent organism of the century due to its many applications and economic value.

Key features of the book:

  • Looks at the diversity and distribution of common seaweeds and microalgal biomarkers for hydrocarbon exploration
  • Reviews microalgal bioactive compounds, biomolecules, and biofuels for sustainable development
  • Discusses the health benefits of fucoidan (found in many species of brown seaweed) and the role of cyanobacteria against various human diseases
  • Provides an evaluation of protocols for biomass recovery and lipid extraction by microalgae
  • Defines DNA rearrangements in cyanobacterial nitrogen fixation
  • Presents systematic insights into the biotechnological applications of microalgae and exploitation of omega-3 fatty acids
  • Explores genetic engineering tools and metabolic engineering aspects of algae
This volume will be a rich and welcome reference for academicians, researchers, industry professionals, and postgraduate students in the fields of phycology, ecology, environmental biology, botany, microbiology, and biotechnology.

CONTENTS:
Preface

1. Diversity and Distribution of Common Seaweeds from the West Coast of Maharashtra in India
Waghmode Ahilya Vitthal

2. Microalgal Biomarkers for Hydrocarbon Exploration in Peninsular India
Thimarayan Sangeetha, Sanniyasi Elumalai, and Gopal Rajesh Kanna

3. Bioactive Compounds from Algae
M. Jeya Bharathi

4. Prospecting Microalgae for Biomolecules and Biofuels
Roshan Kumar, Sanniyasi Elumalai, and Sunil Pabbi

5. Microalgal Biofuels: Current Status and Opportunities
Anurag Yadav and Kusum Yadav

6. Biofuels from Microalgae: Future Bio-Energies for Sustainable Development
Ramganesh Selvarajan, Cecilia Oluseyi Osunmakinde, Timothy Sibanda, Anofi Ashafa, and Elumalai Sanniyasi

7. Potential Health Benefits of Fucoidan: An Update
Thangaraj Vimala, Thinanoor Venugopal Poonguzhali, and Muthu Sakthivel

8. Cyanobacteria as a Promising Source of Therapeutic Agents against Various Human Diseases
Durdana Yasin, Nazia Ahmad, Moshahid Alam Rizvi, and Tasneem Fatma

9. Evaluation of Methods of Biomass Recovery and Lipid Extraction for Microalgae
Mariana Lara Menegazzo, Jane Mary Lafayette Neves Gelinski, and Gustavo Graciano Fonseca

10. DNA Rearrangements in Cyanobacterial Nitrogen Fixing Genes During Heterocyst Development
Neha Sami and Tasneem Fatma

11. Determination of Kinetic Parameters for Biotechnological Applications with Microalgae
Nathanya Nayla De Oliveira, Mariana Lara Menegazzo, nd Gustavo Graciano Fonseca

12. Biotechnology of Microalgae: A Green Approach towards Exploitation of Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Ramu Manjula and Manjunath Chavadi

13. Genetic Engineering as a Tool for Improved Applications of Algae
Annamalai Jayshree

14. Algal Pathways and Metabolic Engineering for Enhanced Production of Lipids, Carbohydrates, and Bioactive Compounds
Mohd Azmuddin Abdullah, Hann Ling Wong, Syed Muhammad Usman Shah, and Pek Chin Loh

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Jeyabalan Sangeetha, PhD
Assistant Professor, Central University of Kerala at Kasaragod, South India

Jeyabalan Sangeetha, PhD, is Assistant Professor at Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, South India. She has co-edited several books in her research areas, which include environmental toxicology, environmental microbiology, environmental biotechnology, and environmental nanotechnology. She earned her BSc in Microbiology and PhD in Environmental Science from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. She holds an MSc in Environmental Science from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. She is the recipient of a Tamil Nadu Government Scholarship and a Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship of the University Grants Commission, Government of India for her doctoral studies. She served as Dr. D.S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellow and UGC Postdoctoral Fellow at Karnatak University, Dharwad, South India, during 2012–2016 with funding from the University Grants Commission, Government of India, New Delhi.

Devarajan Thangadurai, PhD
Senior Assistant Professor, Karnatak University in South India; Editor-in-Chief, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics and Bioengineering and Acta Biologica Indica

Devarajan Thangadurai, PhD, is Senior Assistant Professor at Karnatak University in South India and Editor-in-Chief of the international journals Biotechnology, Bioinformatics and Bioengineering and Acta Biologica Indica. He has authored/edited over 20 books with national and international publishers and has visited 20 countries in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East for academic visits, scientific meetings, and international collaborations. He received his PhD in Botany from Sri Krishnadevaraya University in South India as a CSIR Senior Research Fellow with funding from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. He served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Madeira, Portugal; University of Delhi, India; and ICAR National Research Centre for Banana, India. He is the recipient of a Best Young Scientist Award with a Gold Medal from Acharya Nagarjuna University, India, and the VGST-SMYSR Young Scientist Award of the Government of Karnataka, Republic of India.

Sanniyasi Elumalai, PhD
Professor, Department of Biotechnology, University of Madras, Chennai, India

Sanniyasi Elumalai, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, University of Madras, Chennai, India, where he also earned his BSc, MSc, MPhil, and PhD degrees. He was a Visiting Scientist at the University of Helsinki, Finland; Durban University of Technology, South Africa; Technical University of Denmark; Stockholm University, Sweden; M.V. Lomonosov State University, Russia; Etovas University, Hungary; and Mexican National Polytechnico Institute. He has published over 120 publications and received several extramural grants for research on algae and plants with reference to biotechnology, genetic engineering, and sustainable biofuel production. For his research contributions and academic achievements in the field of biotechnology and genetic engineering of algae and plants, he has been honored with several awards and fellowships. His expertise is in algal biotechnology, marine biotechnology, genomics, and proteomics of plants. He has done postdoctoral research at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA; Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia; and the University of Madras, Chennai, India.

Shivasharana Chandrabanda Thimmappa, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Karnatak University, Dharwad, India

Shivasharana Chandrabanda Thimmappa, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Biotechnology and Microbiology at Karnatak University, Dharwad, India. He has published more than 30 research articles and delivered over 20 invited lectures in the field of microbiology and biotechnology. His major area of research is algal, environmental, and sustainable biotechnology. He earned his MSc, MPhil, and PhD degrees in Biotechnology from Gulbarga University, Kalaburagi, India.




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