Cyanobacteria Nature, Potentials and Applications
by Archana Tiwari
ISBN: 9789351301332
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 8995.00
Biblio : xi+243p., col.,plts.,figs.,tabls., 23 cm
Author Profile
Dr. Archana Tiwari is working as Assistant Professor in Department of Biotechnology at Guru Nanak Girls College, Ludhiana, Affiliated to Punjab University. She is a doctorate from University of Allahabad and works on Cyanobacterial Toxins, Allelopathic compounds, Biofuels and Antioxidants.
About The Book
This book gives a view about the extraordinary features and enormous potentials of Cyanobacteria. They are excellent sources of biofuels- ranging from hydrogen to lipids. The antioxidative system is well developed to protect the damaging impact of free radicles. The antioxidatives enzymes of cyanobacteria- SOD, Catalase, Ascorbate Peroxidase etc. can be utilised for commercial purposes. <BR> Antioxidative therapy is the new avenue in medical science. <BR> The photosynthetic pigments- phycocyanin and phycoerythrin have great therapeutic value. The antimicrobial efficacy of cyanobacteria is quite wide. They are great reservoirs of diverse varieties of secondary metabolites. Antibacterial and antifungal capabilities are well reported and still in research. The toxins secreted by <BR> cyanobacteria are diverse in nature ranging from hepatotoxins to lipopolysaccharides. The mode of action of toxins and the effect of these toxins is alarming, round the globe. These wonderful tiny factories need further exploration, so that their properties can be fully utilised. This book summarises various aspects of these wonderful microbes, and can be useful to graduate and post graduate students, researchers and academicians.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgement v <BR> Preface vii <BR> 1. 1The World of Cyanobacteria 1 <BR> 2. Cyanobacteria as Biofuels 45 <BR> 3. Antioxidative System of Cyanobacteria 81 <BR> 4. Secondary Metabolites of Cyanobacteria 115 <BR> 5. Applications of Cyanobacteria 160 <BR> References 203 <BR> Index 239
