Book Review: Algal Green Chemistry Recent Progress in Biotechnology

Abstract

4.9.1 Bioinformatics Tools for Pathway Visualization. Includes index. Front Cover; ALGAL GREEN CHEMISTRY; ALGAL GREEN CHEMISTRY: RECENT PROGRESS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY; Contents; Contributors; Editor's Biography; Preface; 1 -- Osmoprotectant and Sunscreen Molecules From Halophilic Algae and Cyanobacteria; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. OSMOPROTECTANTS AND SUNSCREEN MOLECULES (MAA); 2.1 Basic Features of Osmoprotectants in Cyanobacteria and Algae; 2.2 Saccharides and Their Derivatives; 2.2.1 Glucosylglycerol and Glucosylglycerate; 2.2.2 Biosynthetic Pathway; 2.3 Glycine Betaine; 2.3.1 Accumulation and Response to Environment; 2.3.2 Biosynthetic Pathway. 2.3.3 Regulation of Related Enzyme Activity and Gene Expression2.4 Glycerol; 2.4.1 Accumulation and Response to Environment; 2.4.2 Biosynthesis Pathway; 2.5 Dimethylsulfoniopropionate; 2.5.1 Accumulation and Response to Environment; 2.5.2 Biosynthetic Pathway; 2.5.3 Omics Approaches to Identify DMSP Biosynthetic Enzymes and Genes; 2.6 Basic Features of Mycosporines and MAAs; 2.7 Biosynthetic Pathway of MAAs; 2.7.1 Genes and Proteins Responsible for Biosynthesis of MAAs; 2.7.2 Regulation of Biosynthesis of MAAs; 2.7.2.1 UNDER UV RADIATION; 2.7.2.2 UNDER ABIOTIC STRESSES. 2.8 Biological Function of Mycosporines and MAAs2.8.1 Sunscreen Role; 2.8.2 Osmoprotectant Role; 2.8.3 Antioxidant Role; 2.8.4 Roles of MAAs in Halotolerant Cyanobacteria; 3. CONCLUSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES; References; 2 -- UV Photoprotectants From Algae-Synthesis and Bio-Functionalities; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. PHOTOPROTECTANTS FROM ALGAE; 2.1 Mycosporine-like Amino Acids; 2.2 The Glycosylated MAAs; 3. OCCURRENCE OF MAAS; 3.1 MAAs From Cyanobacteria (Blue Green Algae); 3.2 MAAs From Eukaryotic Micro-/Macroalgae; 3.2.1 Chlorophyceae; 3.2.2 Phaeophyceae (Brown Algae); 3.2.3 Rhodophyceae (Red Algae). 3.2.4 Bacillariophyceae, Dinophyceae, and Haptophyceae4. GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION OF MAAS BIOSYNTHESIS; 5. SCYTONEMIN; 6. BIO-FUNCTIONALITIES OF MAAS AND SCYTONEMIN; 7. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES; Acknowledgments; References; 3 -- Genome- and Proteome-Wide Analyses for Targeted Manipulation and Enhancement of Bioproducts in Cyanobacteria; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE SPIRULINA GENOMES; 3. TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION OF GENES INVOLVED IN PRODUCTION OF VALUE-ADDED COMPOUNDS; 4. PROTEOME ANALYSIS; 4.1 Spirulina Proteome. 4.1.1 Bioinformatics Tools for Screening of Bioproduct Synthetic Capability4.2 Quantitative Proteome Analysis; 4.3 Phosphoproteome Analysis; 4.4 Bioinformatic Tools in Proteome-Wide Analysis; 4.5 Protein-Protein Interaction Networking and Bioinformatic Tools for the Analysis; 4.6 Molecular Chaperones in Relation to Production of BioProducts by Bacteria; 4.7 Involvement of GroEL2 in Cellular Protein Networks and in silico Translation of Phosphoproteome Data Obtained From One Spec ... ; 4.8 Bi-Level Temperature-Responsive Subnetwork; 4.9 Pathway Visualization.