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

• Main Authors: Sangeetha, Jeyabalan, Thangadurai, D., Elumalai, Sanniyasi, 1976, Thimmappa, Shivasharana Chandrabanda
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Palm Bay, FL CRC Press 2021; Apple Academic Press; Apple Academic Press, Incorporated
• Edition: 1
• Series: Innovations in Biotechnology
• Subjects: Algae; Algae > Biotechnology; Algae > India; BIOSCIENCEnetBASE; Biotechnology; FOODnetBASE; LIFESCIENCEnetBASE; Marine Biology; Microalgae; Microalgae > Biotechnology; Microbiology; SCI-TECHnetBASE; STMnetBASE; Microalgal Biomass Production; Ala Intake; DHA Intake; biomass recovery; DNA rearrangements; DNA Rearrangement; Human Immune Deficiency Virus; Saturated Hydrocarbon Fractions; Nano Molar Concentrations; lipid extraction; Nif Genes; Dietary Ala; biotechnological applications; Nostoc Commune; hydrocarbon exploration; Microsatellite DNA; therapeutic applications; Microalgae Biomass; feedstock processing; food processing; Omega-3 PUFAs; Lyngbya Majuscula; phycobiotechnology; Fe Mo Cofactors; Microalgal Cells; omega-3 fatty acids; fucoidan; sustainable development; Squalene Synthase; Microalgae Species; microalgal biomarkers; cyanobacterial nitrogen fixing genes; microalgal biofuels; Sulfated Polysaccharides; bioactive compounds; Botryococcus Braunii; algal products; metabolic engineering; Exogenous DNA; Heparin Cofactor II; Microalgal Biomass
• ISBN: 9781771888967; 1771888962; 9781774637609; 177463760X
• DOI: 10.1201/9781003019510

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. 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.