Book ID: 106846
Bourgougnon, Nathalie (ed.)
Sea Plants. 2014. (Advances in Botanical Research). illus. 580 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
This volume features reviews on sea plants. - Chapter headings: Selected Comments on the Role of Algae in Sustainability/ Seaweed Metabolomics: A New Facet of Functional Genomics/ Chondrus crispus - A Present and Historical Model Organism for Red Seaweeds/ Salinity and Desiccation Induced Oxidative Stress Acclimation in Seaweeds/ Plant Growth Regulators in Seaweeds: Occurrence, Regulation and Functions/ The Status of Kelp Exploitation and Marine Agronomy, with Emphasis on Macrocystis pyrifera, in Chile/ Seaweeds (Macroalgae) and Their Extracts as Contributors of Plant Productivity and Quality: The Current Status of Our Understanding/ Controlling Seaweed Biology, Physiology and Metabolic Traits in Production for Commecially Relevant Bioactives in Glycobiology/ Polysaccharides from Codium Species: Chemical Structure and Biological Activity. Their Role as Components of the Cell Wall/ Enzymatic Recovery of Metabolites from Seaweeds: Potential Applications/ Phycoerythrins: Valuable Proteinic Pigments in Red Seaweeds/ Bioactive Components from Seaweeds: Cosmetic Applications and Future Development/ Phlorotannines in Sargassaceae Species from Britanny (France): Interesting Molecules for Ecophysiological and Valorisation Purposes/ The Antifouling Defence Mechanisms of Marine Macroalgae/ Haslea ostrearia - like Diatoms: Biodiversity out of the Blue/ Oxidative Stress Regulation in Lichens and Its Ralevance for Survival in Coastal Habitats.