Cyanobacteria, the ancient photoautotrophs on the Earth have always been regarded as the most important organism to sustain life in the planet. They are among the first pioneering communities on various harsh habitat, hydrarch or xerarch, which finally facilitate the emergence of vast communities including higher plants. Being the progenitor of chloroplast, the cyanobacterial metabolisms has always fascinated microbiologist. Additionally, the ability of these prokaryotes to produce valuable and prolific sources of natural products signified their role in array of industrial sectors. Further, the attempts to engineer the cyanobacterial metabolisms in way to enhance production of these metabolites are gradually increasing. Therefore, in this book, we proposed to accumulate the knowledge of cyanobacterial metabolisms and molecules as an asset for students, researchers, and biotechnologists. Cyanobacteria: Metabolisms to Molecules will cover diversity, fundamental metabolisms, crucial metabolities and their synthesis, and bioinformatics.
1. Cyanobacteria - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Dedication - p. Page v 7. Contents - p. Page vii 8. List of contributors - p. Page viii 9. Preface - p. Page viii 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page xi 11. List of Tables - p. Page xii 12. Chapter 1 : Cyanobacteria—the pioneering photoautotrophs - p. Page xii 13. Chapter 2 : Circadian cycle of cyanobacteria: mechanistic prospect and evolution - p. Page 14 14. Chapter 3 : Carbon concentrating mechanism in cyanobacteria: necessity and evolution - p. Page 48 15. Chapter 4 : Cyanobacterial respiration - p. Page 65 16. Chapter 5 : Lipid metabolism in cyanobacteria: biosynthesis and utilization - p. Page 81 17. Chapter 6 : Sulfur metabolism in cyanobacteria - p. Page 110 18. Chapter 7 : Phosphate metabolism in cyanobacteria: fundamental prospective and applications - p. Page 141 19. Chapter 8 : Redox cycle: signaling and metabolic cross-talks in cyanobacteria - p. Page 171 20. Chapter 9 : Glutathione metabolism and regulation in cyanobacteria - p. Page 205 21. Chapter 10 : Nitric oxide synthases in cyanobacteria: an overview on their occurrence, structure, and function - p. Page 228 22. Chapter 11 : Cyanophages: interacting mechanism and evolutionary significance - p. Page 247 23. Chapter 12 : Secondary metabolites in cyanobacteria - p. Page 274 24. Chapter 13 : The hidden world of cyanobacterial cell death: classification, regulatory mechanisms, and ecological significance - p. Page 302 25. Chapter 14 : Cyanobacteria: a precious bioresource for bioremediation - p. Page 333 26. Chapter 15 : Stress biology and signal perceptions in cyanobacteria - p. Page 370 27. Chapter 16 : Cyanobacterial interactions and symbiosis - p. Page 411 28. Chapter 17 : Metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria for biotechnological applications - p. Page 471 29. Chapter 18 : Bioinformatics in delineating cyanobacterial metabolisms - p. Page 504 30. Chapter 19 : Cyanobacterial lectins: potential emerging therapeutics - p. Page 522 31. Chapter 20 : Cyanobacteria: a key player in nutrient cycling - p. Page 568 32. Index - p. Page 592
Cyanobacteria, the ancient photoautotrophs on the Earth have always been regarded as the most important organism to sustain life in the planet. They are among the first pioneering communities on various harsh habitat, hydrarch or xerarch, which finally facilitate the emergence of vast communities including higher plants. Being the progenitor of chloroplast, the cyanobacterial metabolisms has always fascinated microbiologist. Additionally, the ability of these prokaryotes to produce valuable and prolific sources of natural products signified their role in array of industrial sectors. Further, the attempts to engineer the cyanobacterial metabolisms in way to enhance production of these metabolites are gradually increasing. Therefore, in this book, we proposed to accumulate the knowledge of cyanobacterial metabolisms and molecules as an asset for students, researchers, and biotechnologists. Cyanobacteria: Metabolisms to Molecules will cover diversity, fundamental metabolisms, crucial metabolities and their synthesis, and bioinformatics.
1. Cyanobacteria - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Dedication - p. Page v 7. Contents - p. Page vii 8. List of contributors - p. Page viii 9. Preface - p. Page viii 10. List of Illustrations - p. Page xi 11. List of Tables - p. Page xii 12. Chapter 1 : Cyanobacteria—the pioneering photoautotrophs - p. Page xii 13. Chapter 2 : Circadian cycle of cyanobacteria: mechanistic prospect and evolution - p. Page 14 14. Chapter 3 : Carbon concentrating mechanism in cyanobacteria: necessity and evolution - p. Page 48 15. Chapter 4 : Cyanobacterial respiration - p. Page 65 16. Chapter 5 : Lipid metabolism in cyanobacteria: biosynthesis and utilization - p. Page 81 17. Chapter 6 : Sulfur metabolism in cyanobacteria - p. Page 110 18. Chapter 7 : Phosphate metabolism in cyanobacteria: fundamental prospective and applications - p. Page 141 19. Chapter 8 : Redox cycle: signaling and metabolic cross-talks in cyanobacteria - p. Page 171 20. Chapter 9 : Glutathione metabolism and regulation in cyanobacteria - p. Page 205 21. Chapter 10 : Nitric oxide synthases in cyanobacteria: an overview on their occurrence, structure, and function - p. Page 228 22. Chapter 11 : Cyanophages: interacting mechanism and evolutionary significance - p. Page 247 23. Chapter 12 : Secondary metabolites in cyanobacteria - p. Page 274 24. Chapter 13 : The hidden world of cyanobacterial cell death: classification, regulatory mechanisms, and ecological significance - p. Page 302 25. Chapter 14 : Cyanobacteria: a precious bioresource for bioremediation - p. Page 333 26. Chapter 15 : Stress biology and signal perceptions in cyanobacteria - p. Page 370 27. Chapter 16 : Cyanobacterial interactions and symbiosis - p. Page 411 28. Chapter 17 : Metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria for biotechnological applications - p. Page 471 29. Chapter 18 : Bioinformatics in delineating cyanobacterial metabolisms - p. Page 504 30. Chapter 19 : Cyanobacterial lectins: potential emerging therapeutics - p. Page 522 31. Chapter 20 : Cyanobacteria: a key player in nutrient cycling - p. Page 568 32. Index - p. Page 592
