Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Xanthan gum. --- Microbial polysaccharides --- Stabilizing agents

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Alginates: Biology and Applications provides an overview of the state of art of alginate material properties, genetics and the molecular mechanisms underlying alginate biosynthesis as well as applications of tailor-made alginates in medicine, food and biotechnology. Topics treated are: material properties of alginates alginate production: precursor biosynthesis, polymerization and secretion bacterial system for alginate uptake and degradation enzymatic alginate modification alginate gene regulation role of alginate in bacterial biofilms microbial production of alginates: physiology and process aspects alginate-based blends and nano/microbeads applications of alginates in food alginate and its comonomer mannuronic acid: medical relevance as drugs.

Alginates. --- Alginates --- Biochemical Processes --- Polysaccharides --- Metabolic Networks and Pathways --- Chemical Processes --- Carbohydrates --- Metabolism --- Biochemical Phenomena --- Chemical Phenomena --- Chemicals and Drugs --- Metabolic Phenomena --- Phenomena and Processes --- Biosynthetic Pathways --- Biology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Microbiology & Immunology --- Biology. --- Life sciences. --- Microbiology. --- Food --- Cell biology. --- Bacteriology. --- Life Sciences. --- Applied Microbiology. --- Cell Biology. --- Eukaryotic Microbiology. --- Food Science. --- Biotechnology. --- Life sciences --- Biomass --- Life (Biology) --- Natural history --- Microbial polysaccharides

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Endotoxins --- Endotoxins. --- Immunity, Innate. --- Innate Immune Response --- Innate Immunity --- Immunity, Native --- Immunity, Natural --- Immunity, Non-Specific --- Resistance, Natural --- Immune Response, Innate --- Immune Responses, Innate --- Immunity, Non Specific --- Innate Immune Responses --- Native Immunity --- Natural Immunity --- Natural Resistance --- Non-Specific Immunity --- Bacterial pyrogens --- Endotoxin --- Lipopolysaccharides, Microbial --- Microbial lipopolysaccharides --- Receptors, Pattern Recognition --- Adaptive Immunity --- Inflammasomes --- Pyrogens --- Bacterial cell walls --- Bacterial toxins --- Gram-negative bacteria --- Microbial lipids --- Microbial polysaccharides --- Inflammation

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Endotoxins are potentially toxic compounds produced by Gram-negative bacteria including some pathogens. Unlike exotoxins, which are secreted in soluble form by live bacteria, endotoxins are comprised of structural components of bacteria. Endotoxins can cause a whole-body inflammatory state, sepsis, leading to low blood pressure, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and death. This book brings together contributions from researchers in the forefront of these subjects. It is divided into two sections. The first deals with how endotoxins are synthesized and end up on the bacterial surface. The second discussed how endotoxins activate TLR4 and, in turn, how TLR4 generates the molecular signals leading to infectious and inflammatory diseases. The way endotoxins interact with the host cells is fundamental to understanding the mechanism of sepsis, and recent research on these aspects of endotoxins has served to illuminate previously undescribed functions of the innate immune system. This volume presents a description of endotoxins according to their genetic constitution, structure, function and mode of interaction with host cells.

Endotoxins -- Pathophysiology. --- Endotoxins. --- Septic shock -- Molecular aspects. --- Endotoxins --- Septic shock --- Biological Science Disciplines --- Toll-Like Receptors --- Bacterial Toxins --- Receptors, Pattern Recognition --- Toxins, Biological --- Natural Science Disciplines --- Physiology --- Toll-Like Receptor 4 --- Receptors, Immunologic --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Biological Factors --- Receptors, Cell Surface --- Chemicals and Drugs --- Membrane Proteins --- Proteins --- Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins --- Biology --- Human Anatomy & Physiology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Microbiology & Immunology --- Animal Biochemistry --- Pathophysiology --- Molecular aspects --- Bacterial pyrogens --- Endotoxin --- Lipopolysaccharides, Microbial --- Microbial lipopolysaccharides --- Medicine. --- Immunology. --- Medical microbiology. --- Pharmacology. --- Infectious diseases. --- Biomedicine. --- Medical Microbiology. --- Infectious Diseases. --- Pharmacology/Toxicology. --- Bacterial cell walls --- Bacterial toxins --- Gram-negative bacteria --- Microbial lipids --- Microbial polysaccharides --- Pyrogens --- Microbiology. --- Emerging infectious diseases. --- Toxicology. --- Immunobiology --- Life sciences --- Serology --- Chemicals --- Medicine --- Pharmacology --- Poisoning --- Poisons --- Emerging infections --- New infectious diseases --- Re-emerging infectious diseases --- Reemerging infectious diseases --- Communicable diseases --- Microbial biology --- Microorganisms --- Toxicology --- Drug effects --- Medical pharmacology --- Medical sciences --- Chemotherapy --- Drugs --- Pharmacy --- Physiological effect