Blue biotechnology : production and use of marine molecules / edited by Stéphane La Barre and Stephen S. Bates

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Volume 1: Part I: Bulk Marine biomass
Industrial applications and potential as primary sources
1. Microalgae: A renewable resource for food and fuels and more
2. Commercial-scale production of microalgae for bioproducts
3. Ubiquitous phlorotannins prospects and perspectives
4. Potential of microalgae for biotechnology: a focus on carotenoids
5. Applications of algal biomass in global food and feed markets: from traditional usage to the potential for functional products
6. Phyloplankton glycerolipids: challenging but promising prospects from biomedicine to green chemistry and biofuels
7. The bioremediation potential of seaweeds: recycling nitrogen, phosphorus, and other waste products
8. Cultivation and conversion of tropical red seaweeds into food and feed ingredients, agricultural biostimulants, renewable chemicals, and biofuel
Part II: 9. Use of marine compounds to treat ischemic diseases
10. Bioinspiration from marine scaffolds
11. Guanidinium toxins: natural biogenic origin, chemistry, biosynthesis, and biotechnological applications
12. Carrageenans: new tools for new applications
13. Peptide antibiotics from marine organisms
14. Recent developments and chemical diversity of cone snails with special reference to Indian cone snails
Volume 2: 15. Marine polysaccharides and their importance for human health
16. Marennine-like pigments: blue diatom or green oyster cult?
17. Bioprospecting and insights into the biosynthesis of natural products from marine microalgae
18. Ovothiol: a potent natural antioxidant from marine organisms
19. Bioactive marine molecules and derivatives with biopharmaceutical potential
20. Marine pigment diversity: applications and potential
21. Potential application of natural bioactive cyanobacterial UV-protective compounds
22. Bio-inspired molecules extracted from marine macroalgae: a new generation of active ingredients for cosmetics and human health
23. Emerging therapeutic potential of marine dinoflagellate natural products
24. How fluorescent and biolunimescent proteins havae changed modern science
Part III: Biostructures, biomaterials, and biomolecules for other applications
25. Antimicrobial and antibiofilm molecules produced by marine bacteria
26. Chitin or poriferan origin as a unique biological material
27. Marine biominerals with a biotechnological future

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.