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Informationen zum Autor Ben-Amotz! Ami ; Polle! Jürgen E.W.; Rao! D.V. Subba Klappentext Presents research in biochemistry! molecular biology and medical application on Dunaliella. This book provides a multi-disciplinary communication and contributes to our understanding of this unique alga. It is addressed to graduate students and scientists as a summary of thoughts on Dunaliella. Zusammenfassung Presentingresearch in biochemistry, molecular biology and medical application, this outstanding volume provides a balanced and multi-disciplinary review of this unique alga. Inhaltsverzeichnis History! Distribution! and Habitats of Algae of the Genus Dunaliella TEODORESCO (Chlorophyceae); Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Genus Dunaliella; Cultivation! Growth Media! Division Rates and Applications of Dunaliella Species; Cultivation of Dunaliella for High Value Compounds; Pigments of Green and Red Forms of Dunaliella! and Related Chlorophytes; Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Dunaliella (Chlorophyta); Acquisition and Metabolism of Inorganic Nutrients by Dunaliella; Bioactive Compounds: Glycerol Production! Carotenoid Production! Fatty Acids Production; Photosynthesis Energy Relationships in Dunaliella; The Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on Dunaliella: Growth! Development and Metabolism; Chloroplast Acclimation! Photodamage and Repair Reactions of Photosystem-II in the Model Green Alga Dunaliella salina; Photoacclimation and Photostasis in Dunaliella; Selected Functional and Molecular Adaptations Contributing to the Exceptional Stress Tolerance of Dunaliella; Salinity Tolerance and Iron Deprivation Resistance Mechanisms Revealed by Proteomic Analyzes in Dunaliella salina; Carbon Dioxide Fixation by Dunaliella spp. and the Possible Use of this Genus in Carbon Dioxide Mitigation and Waste Reduction; Paratransgenic Approaches to the Control of Infections of Shrimp: Prospects for Use of Dunaliella; Development of Genetics and Molecular Tool Kits for Species of the Unicellular Green Alga Dunaliella (Chlorophyta); Application of the Colorless Carotenoids! Phytoene! and Phytofluene in Cosmetics! Wellness! Nutrition! and Therapeutics; Biofuels from Microalgae: Review of Products! Processes and Potential! with Special Focus on Dunaliella sp.; Application of Dunaliella in Atherosclerosis; Utility of Dunaliella in Ecotoxicity Testing ...
