Editors:
- Outlines the major biotechnological applications and adaptive mechanisms of alkaliphiles
- Passes on knowledge of world-class experts in alkaliphiles microbiology and biotechnology
- Reviews important products and whole-cell applications of alkaliphiles
Part of the book series: Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology (ABE, volume 172)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book is devoted to alkaliphiles, their microbiology, biotechnological applications and adaptive mechanisms. Alkaliphiles are extremophilic organisms that are adapted to thrive in alkaline environments. Over the years, a wide variety of alkaliphiles belonging to domain Bacteria, Archaea and Eukarya have been isolated and studied. These organisms use various adaptive mechanisms to thrive in ‘extreme’ alkaline environments, and some of these adaptive mechanisms are of immense importance to a range of biotechnological applications. In this book, readers will learn about the adaptive strategies of alkaliphiles in colonizing alkaline habitats, with a main focus on: (1) the production of enzymes that are active and stable in the high pH environment, and (2) the production of acids that decrease the pH of their immediate surrounding environment.
Enzymes that are operationally stable at high pH (also known as alkaline active enzymes) are desirable in several applications such as detergent formulating and leather tanning processes, and they are among the major selling enzymes and the most important industrial enzymes. The growing demand in many existing and emerging biotechnological applications led to the discovery, characterization, engineering and evaluation of diverse types of alkaline active enzymes. In addition to the use of these fascinating enzymes in biotechnological applications, readers will discover the mechanisms of action and stability of these enzymes at extreme pH.Studies have shown that some alkaliphiles decrease the severity of the high pH of their media by producing substantial amount of organic acids, which could be of great interest in various applications presented in this book. In addition to enzymes and organic acids, other products of biotechnological importance such as carotenoids, bioactive substances, and chelators have also attracted researchers’ attention. Whole-cells of alkaliphiles have been used as food and feed, and are also useful in environmental applications such as in waste treatment and construction.
Keywords
- Extremophiles in biotechnology
- cultivation of alkaliphiles
- Alkaline environment
- Alkaline active enzymes
- proteases in the leather industry
- Starch modifying enzymes
- Hemicellulose
- Alkaliphiles for waste treatment
- Alkaliphiles in self-healing concrete
- whole-cell applications of alkaliphiles
- alkaliphiles microbiology
- Adaptive mechanisms of alkaliphiles
Editors and Affiliations
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Billeberga, Indienz AB, Billeberga, Sweden
Gashaw Mamo
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Department of Biotechnology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Bo Mattiasson
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Alkaliphiles in Biotechnology
Editors: Gashaw Mamo, Bo Mattiasson
Series Title: Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49736-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-49735-4Published: 27 June 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-49738-5Published: 27 June 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-49736-1Published: 26 June 2020
Series ISSN: 0724-6145
Series E-ISSN: 1616-8542
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 349
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Applied Microbiology, Chemistry/Food Science, general, Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology