Applied algal biotechnology

"In view of tremendous development in the area of biotechnology, algal biotechnology is a fascinating field that has attracted many researchers in the past two decades. Considering its potential and future applications for human well-being, studies related to basics and applied aspects of commercially important microalgae need to be focused. Keeping this in mind, comprehensive details starting form culture collection to metabolite production in microalgae need to be addressed and hence, our book "Applied Algal Biotechnology" will definitely provide valuable information and exciting results-based techniques that will easily guide young researchers, PhD scholars and also UG and PG students. In the present research scenario, every plant sciences laboratories has a separate unit for microalgal biotechnology to better understand the basic concepts that make microalgae an alternate model system that can compete with Arabidopsis thaliana. The strategies starting from isolation, identification, medium preparation, culturing condition, metabolite production, novel gene isolation and its expression pattern under the influence of different biotic and abiotic stress condition, genetic transformation in homologous/heterologous host etc., are very much essential for the fruitful execution of research"--

Classification of algae : an overview / S. Nagaraj -- Interactions between algae and bacteria : ecology and evolution / Karuppasamy Kattusamy and Nagaraj Subramani -- Collection, isolation, and purification of microalgae and cyanobacteria / Sreekala Kannikulathel Gopidas and Nagaraj Subramani -- Photosynthesis in algae / Gour Gopal Satpati and Ruma Pal -- Secondary metabolites of microalgae / C.K. Madhubalaji, P. Ajana, V.S. Chauhan and R. Sarada -- Lipids biosynthesis in microalgae / Anila Narayanan, K.A. Wafha and Shibin Mohanan -- Strategies for lipid enhancement in microalgae / B. Vanavil, B.S. Sujitha and Muthu Arumugam -- Genetic transformation and metabolic engineering in algae / S. Kathiresan and M. Ram Kumar -- Scale up methods microalgae cultures / Andreas Isdepsky -- Harvesting of microalgae and downstream processing / Raghu K. Moorthy and Muthu Arumugam -- Commercial applications of algae in the field of biotechnology / K. Jyothi and Rao G. Mohan Narasimha -- Nutraceuticals and therapeutic applications of algae / Aswathy Udayan, B. Jeyakumar, S. Kathiresan and Muthu Arumugam -- Microalgae and cyanobacteria : role and applications in agriculture / Kalyanasundaram Geetha…