Chemicals from Microalgae

"The production of chemicals from microalgae is becoming a significant area of biological research. Chemicals from Microalgae seeks to cover the various aspects that relate to the use of microalgae as a source of chemicals. The chapters discuss the occurrence and physiological role of these chemicals and concentrates on the methods aimed at enhancing their content, as well as large-scale algal biomass production and down-stream processing. This work, written by one of the true pioneers in the field describes the major algal chemicals of interest, namely pigments and lipids."--Provided by publisher.

Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Contributors; 1 Porphyridium cruentum; Fatty acid composition; Triacylglycerols; Biosynthesis of AA and EPA; Feeding with fatty acid precursors; Radiolabelling studies; Selection of mutants deficient in EPA biosynthesis; Environmental factors affecting PUFA content; Temperature; Light intensity and biomass concentration; Nitrogen starvation; Strains; Outdoor cultivation; EPA overproduction; EPA purification; Feeding with external fatty acids; References; 2 Monodus subterraneus

Fatty acid composition of individual lipidsEffects of nutritional and environmental conditions; Outdoor cultivation; Evaluation of EPA-producing species; Production of high purity EPA; Biosynthesis; Future directions; References; 3 Production of eicosapentaenoic acid by the marine eustigmatophyte Nannochloropsis; Introduction; Nannochloropsis and other eustigmatophytes; Chemical composition; Biosynthesis of lipid and polyunsaturated fatty acids; Modulation of fatty acid composition; Mass production; Commercial applications and feeding experiments; Acknowledgements; References

4 Production of EPA from Phaeodactylum trico…