Blue Biotechnology - Stephane LaBarre

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Résumé :
With its integral treatment of ecosystem and resource management, this is the only overview of the field to address current thinking and future trends. All contributions have been written with the novice in mind, explaining the basics and highlighting recent developments and achievements. Unmatched in scope, this two-volume reference covers both traditional and well-established areas of marine biotechnology, such as biomass production, alongside such novel ones as biofuels, biological protection of structures and bioinspired materials. In so doing, it ties together information usually only found in widely dispersed sources to assemble a grand unified view of the current state of and prospects for this multi-faceted discipline. The combination of the breadth of topics and the focus on modern ideas make this introductory book especially suitable for teaching purposes and for guiding newcomers to the many possibilities offered by this booming field.

Biographie:
St?phane La Barre is a Senior Research Scientist retired from the French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. He obtained his MSc. degree from Auckland University, New Zealand, and his PhD from James Cook University (Townsville, Australia), before entering CNRS in 1984. His multi-disciplinary career includes marine chemical ecology, natural products chemistry of terrestrial and marine organisms and polymer chemistry. St?phane was coordinator of the research cluster BioChiMar (Marine Biodiversity and Chemodiversity), and is currently developing research on new analytical tools to evaluate and predict environmental changes on coral reef diversity, both biological and chemical. Stephen S. Bates is a Scientist Emeritus with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). He obtained his MSc. Degree in Marine Biology from the City College of New York, and his PhD in Biological Oceanography from Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada). He has held post-doctoral positions at the University of Quebec (INRS-Eau), the Bedford Institute of Oceanography (Dartmouth, NS), and the National Research Council (Halifax, NS). His research has centered on the physiological ecology of marine phytoplankton, with special interests in methods for assessing their growth and physiology. At DFO, his specialty has been the physiological ecology of harmful algal blooms, especially those diatom blooms that produce the neurotoxin, domoic acid, which causes amnesic shellfish poisoning.

Sommaire:
PART 1 BULK MARINE BIOMASS - INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS AND POTENTIAL AS PRIMARY SOURCES Microalgae: A Renewable Source for Food and Fuels and more Commercial-Scale Production of Microalgae for Bioproducts Ubiquitous Phlorotannins: Prospects and Perspective The Potential of Microalgal for Biotechnology: A Focus on Carotenoids Applications of Algal Biomass in Global Food and Feed Markets: From Traditional Usage to the Potential for Functional Products Phytoplankton Glycerolipids: Challenging but Promising Prospects from Biomedicine to Green Chemistry and Biofuels Bioremediation Potential of Algae: Recycling Nitrogen, Phosphorus and other Waste Products Cultivation and Conversion of Tropical Red Seaweed into Food and Feed Ingredients, Agricultural Biostimulants, Renewable Chemicals and Biofuel PART 2: MARINE MOLECULES FOR DISEASE TREATMENT / PREVENTION AND FOR BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH Use of Marine Compounds to Treat Ischemic Disease Bioinspiration from Marine Scaffolds Guanidinium Toxins: Natural Biogenic Origin, Chemistry, Biosynthesis and Biotechnological Applications Carrageenans: New Tools for New Applications Peptide Antibiotics from Marine Microorganisms Recent Developments and Chemical Diversity of Cone Snails with Special Reference to Indian Cone Snails Marine Polysaccharides and their Importance for Human Health Marennine-Like Pigments: Blue Diatom or Green Oyster Cult? Bioprospecting and Insights into the Biosynthesis of Natural Products from Marine Microalgae Ovothiol: A Potent Natural Antioxidant from Marine Organisms Bioactive Marine Molecules and Derivatives with Biopharmaceutical Potential Marine Pigment Diversity: Applications and Potential Potential Applications of Natural Bioactive Cyanobacterial UV-Protective Compounds Bio-Inspired Molecules Extracted from Marine Macroalgae: A New Generation of Active Ingredients for Cosmetics and Human Health Emerging Therapeutic Potential of Marine Dinoflagellate Natural Products How Fluorescent and Bioluminescent Proteins have Changed Modern Science PART 3: BIOSTRUCTURES, BIOMATERIALS AND BIOMOLECULES FOR OTHER APPLICATIONS Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Molecules Produced by Marine Bacteria Chitin of Poriferan Origin as a Unique Biological Material Marine Biominerals with a Biotechnological Future