| Contents Notes |
Part I : Fundamental and physiological characteristics of cyanobacteria -- Chapter 1 : Cyanobacterial cells -- Chapter 2 : Fundamental physiological processes : Photosynthesis, light-harvesting complex, and carbon-concentrating mechanisms -- Chapter 3 : Nitrogen fixation in cyanobacteria -- Chapter 4 : Circadian clock in cyanobacteria -- Chapter 5 : Theoretical aspects of temperature effect on cyanobacterial circadian clock -- Chapter 6 : Regulated cell death in cyanobacteria : Evidences, classification, and significances -- Part II : Extremophiles, adaptations, secondary metabolites, osmolytes, and toxins in cyanobacteria -- Chapter 7 : Extremophilic cyanobacteria -- Chapter 8 : Mycosporine-like amino acids and scytonemin : Regulations, roles for adaptation of cyanobacteria to the environment, and potential applications -- Chapter 9 : Osmoprotectant molecules in cyanobacteria : Their basic features, biosynthetic regulations, and potential applications -- Chapter 10 : Detection, biosynthesis, and biofunctions of microcystins in the freshwater bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis -- Chapter 11 : Mycosporine-like amino acids in the freshwater bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis : Detection, biosynthesis, genetic markers, and biofunctions -- Part III : Applications of cyanobacteria in biotechnology -- Chapter 12 : Applications of cyanobacterial compounds in the energy, health, value-added product, and agricultural sectors : A perspective -- Chapter 13 : Exploring the metabolic versatility of cyanobacteria for an emerging carbon-neutral bioeconomy -- Chapter 14 : Carbon metabolism of great biotechnological interest : Metabolic engineering and synthetic biology of cyanobacteria -- Chapter 15 : Cyanobacterial photoreceptors and their applications -- Chapter 16 : Cyanobacterial and commercially important carotenoids : Biosynthesis, metabolic engineering, biological activities, applications, and processing "Cyanobacteria are ancient, primordial oxygenic phototrophs, and probably the progenitor of oxygen-evolving photosynthesis. They are a prolific source of natural products and metabolites and vitally important for environmental biology and biotechnology. Cyanobacterial Physiology presents foundational knowledge alongside the most recent advances in cyanobacterial biology. The title examines the challenges of industrial application through an understanding of the basic molecular machinery of cyanobacteria. Sixteen chapters are organized into three sections. The first part covers basic cyanobacterial biology, emphasizing environmental biology such as photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation, circadian rhythm, and programmed cell death. The second part includes the chapters that discuss cyanobacterial extremophiles, adaptations, secondary metabolites, osmoprotectants, and toxins. The third part covers aspects of cyanobacterial application that are based on environmental biology. Leading scientists contribute chapters on cyanobacteria. Cyanobacterial Physiology presents a comprehensive and vibrant solution for researchers and engineers in biotechnology interested in cyanobacteria and their applications. Topics include the cyanobacterial cell and fundamental physiological processes; the biotechnological potential of cyanobacteria with their versatile metabolism; and advanced applications of cyanobacterial products. At each stage the book is informed by basic and applied research." -- |
