Biomolecules from Natural Sources
Advances and Applications
Edited by
Vijai Kumar GuptaScotland’s Rural College (SRUC),Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Satyajit D. SarkerLiverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool, UK
Minaxi SharmaUniversity of Science and Technology,Meghalaya, India &Haute Ecole Provinciale du Hainaut- Condorcet,ATH, Belgium
María Elida PirovaniUniversidad Nacional del LitoralSanta Fe, Argentina
Zeba UsmaniUniversity of Science and Technology,Meghalaya, India
Chelliah JayabaskaranIndian Institute of ScienceBangalore, India
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Names: Gupta, Vijai Kumar, editor. | Sarker, Satyajit D., editor. | Sharma, Minaxi, editor. | Pirovani, María Elida, editor. | Usmani, Zeba, editor. | Jayabaskaran, Chelliah, editor.
Title: Biomolecules from natural sources: : advances and applications / edited by Vijai Kumar Gupta, Satyajit D. Sarker, Minaxi Sharma, María Elida Pirovani, Zeba Usmani, Chelliah Jayabaskaran.
Description: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, [2022] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021061387 (print) | LCCN 2021061388 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119769576 (hardback) | ISBN 9781119769590 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119769613 (epub) | ISBN 9781119769620 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Biomolecules. | Natural resources.
Classification: LCC QP514.2 .B577 2022 (print) | LCC QP514.2 (ebook) | DDC 612/.015--dc23/eng/20220125
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Contents
1 Cover
4 Preface
6 1 Glycolipids: From Biosynthesis to Biological Activity toward Therapeutic Application
7 2 Natural Polymer Types and Applications
8 3 Mushroom Pigments and Their Applications
9 4 Pharmacological Potential of Pigments
10 5 Bioactive Compounds: Encapsulation, Delivery, and Applications Using Albumins as Carriers
11
6 The Protein Structure, Function and Specificity: PhaC Synthases Type I, II, III and IV as a Model