Alginates: Biology and Applications

2. Material Properties of Alginates
Ivan Donati, Sergio Paoletti

3. Alginate Production: Precursor Biosynthesis, Polymerization and Secretion
Bernd H.A. Rehm

4. Bacterial System for Alginate Uptake and Degradation
Wataru Hashimoto, Yukie Maruyama, Takafumi Itoh, Bunzo Mikami, Kousaku Murata

5. Enzymatic Alginate Modification
Helga Ertesvåg, Svein Valla, Gudmund Skjåk-Bræk

6. Alginate Gene Regulation
Dennis E. Ohman

7. Role of Alginate in Bacterial Biofilms
Larry J. Halverson

8. Microbial Production of Alginates: Physiology and Process Aspects
Wael Sabra, An Ping Zeng

9. Alginate-Based Blends and Nano/Microbeads
Kamalesh Prasad, Jun-ichi Kadokawa

10. Applications of Alginates in Food
Iain A. Brownlee, Chris J. Seal, Matthew Wilcox, Peter W. Dettmar, Jeff P. Pearson

11. Alginate and Its Comonomer Mannuronic Acid: Medical Relevance as Drugs
Abbas Mirshafiey, Bernd H.A. Rehm

Keywords: Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology, Food Science, Eukaryotic Microbiology, Cell Biology, Applied Microbiology, Bacteriology