Springer Handbook of Marine Biotechnology [1 ed.] 978-3-642-53970-1, 978-3-642-53971-8

Table of contents :
Front Matter....Pages 0-0
Introduction to Marine Biotechnology....Pages 1-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Marine Fungal Diversity and Bioprospecting....Pages 13-25
Diversity of Marine Phototorophs....Pages 27-34
Marine Viruses....Pages 35-49
Marine Microalgae....Pages 51-63
Seaweed Flora of the European North Atlantic and Mediterranean....Pages 65-178
Corals....Pages 179-217
Marine Sponges – Molecular Biology and Biotechnology....Pages 219-254
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
Bioprocess Engineering of Phototrophic Marine Organisms....Pages 257-294
Bioinformatic Techniques on Marine Genomics....Pages 295-306
Microbial Bioprospecting in Marine Environments....Pages 307-326
Novel Bioreactors for Culturing Marine Organisms....Pages 327-386
Transgenic Technology in Marine Organisms....Pages 387-412
Marine Enzymes – Production & Applications....Pages 413-429
Biofouling Control by Quorum Quenching....Pages 431-440
Detection of Invasive Species....Pages 441-453
Front Matter....Pages 455-455
Marine Sponge Metagenomics....Pages 457-473
Proteomics: Applications and Advances....Pages 475-495
Marine Metagenome and Supporting Technology....Pages 497-508
Microfluidic Systems for Marine Biotechnology....Pages 509-530
Front Matter....Pages 455-455
Genome Mining for Bioactive Compounds....Pages 531-539
Front Matter....Pages 541-541
Cell Wall Polysaccharides of Marine Algae....Pages 543-590
Iodine in Seaweeds -- Two Centuries of Research....Pages 591-596
Marine Macrophytes: Biosorbents....Pages 597-610
Marine Algae Biomass for Removal of Heavy Metal Ions....Pages 611-648
Front Matter....Pages 649-649
Biotechnological Potential of Marine Microbes....Pages 651-661
Marine Actinomycetes in Biodiscovery....Pages 663-676
Biotransformation of Nitriles by Marine Fungi....Pages 677-708
Front Matter....Pages 709-709
Drugs and Leads from the Ocean Through Biotechnology....Pages 711-729
Biocatalysts from Aplysia: Sweet Spot in Enzymatic Carbohydrate Synthesis....Pages 731-745
Antimicrobial Peptides from Marine Organisms....Pages 747-758
Marine-Derived Fungal Metabolites....Pages 759-788
Marine Dinoflagellates-Associated Human Poisoning....Pages 789-814
Carotenoids, Bioactive Metabolites Derived from Seaweeds....Pages 816-821
Marine Bioactive Compounds from Cnidarians....Pages 823-849
Fatty Acids of Marine Sponges....Pages 851-868
Marine Biotoxins....Pages 869-904
Marine Microbial Enzymes: Current Status and Future Prospects....Pages 905-917
Marine-Derived Exopolysaccharides....Pages 919-939
Sulfated Polysaccharides from Green Seaweeds....Pages 941-953
Front Matter....Pages 955-955
Marine-Derived Pharmaceuticals and Future Prospects....Pages 957-968
Marine Functional Foods....Pages 969-994
Marine Nutraceuticals....Pages 995-1014
Cosmetics from Marine Sources....Pages 1015-1042
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Produced from Microalgae....Pages 1043-1057
Selenoneine in Marine Organisms....Pages 1059-1069
Biological Activities of Marine-Derived Oligosaccharides....Pages 1071-1087
Vector and Agricultural Pest Control....Pages 1089-1109
Front Matter....Pages 1111-1111
Nanotechnology – from a Marine Discovery Perspective....Pages 1113-1129
Algal Photosynthesis, Biosorption, Biotechnology, and Biofuels....Pages 1131-1161
Biofuel Innovation by Microbial Diversity....Pages 1163-1180
Marine Biomaterials as Antifouling Agent....Pages 1181-1192
Front Matter....Pages 1193-1193
Marine Biomaterials....Pages 1195-1215
Marine Materials: Gene Delivery....Pages 1217-1227
Marine Organisms in Nanoparticle Synthesis....Pages 1229-1245
Marine Biomaterials in Therapeutics and Diagnostic....Pages 1247-1263
Enzymatically Synthesized Biosilica....Pages 1265-1277
Biomineralization in Marine Organisms....Pages 1279-1300
Front Matter....Pages 1301-1301
Functional Feeds in Aquaculture....Pages 1303-1319
Mussel-Derived Bioadhesives....Pages 1321-1336
Front Matter....Pages 1301-1301
Marine Silicon Biotechnology....Pages 1337-1354
Microalgal Biotechnology: Biofuels and Bioproducts....Pages 1355-1370
Marine Actinobacterial Metabolites and their Pharmaceutical Potential....Pages 1371-1386
Marine Microbial Biosurfactin....Pages 1387-1404
Nutraceuticals and Bioactive Compounds from Seafood Processing Waste....Pages 1405-1425
Marine-Derived Exopolysaccharides....Pages E1-E1
Back Matter....Pages 0-0