Biotechnology

This Reference Work is devoted to plant secondary metabolites and their evolutionary adaptation to different hosts and pests. Secondary metabolites...

The biotechnology as we know today is the perfect amalgam of 'Biology' and its applications by utilising advances in different fields such as engin...

This reference work presents an authoritative review of endophytes and their applications to human welfare. Endophytes have become a class of inter...

Marshy salt-soil improvement and efficient use are a worldwide problem. As the global population increases and urbanisation accelerates, arable lan...

This reference work presents the basic principles of angiogenesis induction, including the roles of signaling factors such as hypoxia-inducible fac...

This handbook compiles comprehensive reference information on sweeteners for academic researchers and professionals. It discusses both natural as w...

This second volume of the Applied Human Cryobiology series contains presentations on the second German scientific symposium 2014 in Dresden as well...

This book presents current research in the fields of biochemistry and biotechnology. Topics discussed include information about the production of t...

In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the chemistry, uses and potential side effects of mannitol. Topics discussed inc...

Bioremediation can be defined as any process that uses micro-organisms, fungi, green plants or their enzymes to return the natural environment alte...

The polyelectrolyte complexes formed due to electrostatic attraction between the polymers, have improved properties when compared to hybrid CTS-g-G...

This is a book concerned with a strategic area of science. All topics on animal production and comparative physiology are very important to aid in ...

As a biopolymer, lignin is unusual because of its heterogeneity and lack of a defined primary structure. Its most commonly noted function is the su...

This volume gives a survey of the state of the art in the traditional fields of industrial mycology as well as of selected novel applications of fu...

Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are considered an important tool in tissue engineering due to their multilineage potential in vitro as in vivo bey...

The aim of this book is to highlight the utilization of algae for the development of useful products using environmentally friendly technologies su...

Plants have been the main source of medicines since ancient times. Practically all human societies have utilised plants not only as sources of nutr...

This book contains fascinating vignettes depicting future societies and the implications which increasing technological change has on society and t...

Phage display can be considered as a practical realisation of an artificial chemical evolution. As such, it is an useful tool for in vitro protein ...

This book summarises recent progress of newly developed bioengineering technology, such as low-energy ion beam bioengineering (IBBE). Low-energy IB...