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Enzymes in RNA Science and Biotechnology Part B

1st Edition
Volume 692
November 2, 2023
Ryota Yamagami + 1 more
English
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Enzymes in RNA Science and Biotechnology, Part B, Volume 692 in the Methods in Enzymology series, highlights new advances in the field with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics such as Quantitative base-resolution sequencing technology for mapping pseudouridines in mammalian mRNA, Quantitative base-resolution DAMM-seq for mapping RNA methylations in tRNA and mitochondrial dsRNA, Discovering RNA modification enzymes using a comparative genomics approach, Functional analysis of tRNA modification enzymes using mutational profiling, and Fluorescent labeling of tRNA for rapid kinetic interaction studies with tRNA-binding proteins.Other chapters cover Enzymatic Synthesis of RNA Standards for Mapping and Quantifying RNA Modifications in Sequencing Analysis, Characterizing RNase L-mediated mRNA decay in single cells, Characterization of RNase J, Pri-miRNA cleavage assays for the Microprocessor complex, The pre-miRNA cleavage assays for DICE, Methods for study of ribonuclease targeting chimeras, and Profiling the in vivo RNA interactome associated with the endoribonuclease RNase III in Staphylococcus aureus.

Spray Drying for the Food Industry

1st Edition
November 1, 2023
Seid Mahdi Jafari + 1 more
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Spray Drying for the Food Industry, in the Unit Operations and Processing Equipment in the Food Industry series, explains the fundamental and applied research in all aspects of spray drying from engineering to technology. The book thoroughly examines the spray drying of food materials with an emphasis on production, processing, engineering, characterization, and applications of spray dried food powders that enable novel/enhanced properties or functions. Divided into four sections, "Fundamentals of Spray drying process", "Application of spray drying for production of food powders", "Encapsulation of food bioactive ingredients by spray drying", and "Characterization and analysis of spray dried powders", all chapters emphasize the engineering, optimization and control of spray dryers and the relevant processing equipment. Written by experts in the field of food engineering, in a simple and dynamic way, this book targets industrial engineers working in the field of food processing and within food factories to make them more familiar with drying unit operations.　

Sustainable Protein Sources

2nd Edition
November 1, 2023
Sudarshan Nadathur + 2 more
English
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Sustainable Protein Sources: Advances for a Healthier Tomorrow, Second Edition explores alternative proteins, including plant, fungal, algal and insect proteins that can take the place of meat as sustainable sources to satisfy human protein needs. This revised edition presents the benefits of plant and alternative protein consumption, including those that benefit the environment, population, and consumer trends and contains new chapters on potato protein, faba bean, chickpea, and coconut. Organized by protein, chapters also cover cereals and legumes, oilseeds, pseudocereals, fungi, algae, insects and fermentation-derived dairy and meat proteins paying particular attention to the nutrition, uses, functions, benefits, and challenges of each.The book also explores ways to improve utilization and addresses everything from consumer acceptability, methods of improving the taste of products containing these proteins and ways in which policies can affect the use of alternate proteins. In addition, the book addresses sustainable protein as a pathway to securing the food supply and considers regenerative versus extractive agriculture alongside new methods in farming and water usage.

Oxygen, Nitrogen and Sulfur Species in Post-Harvest Physiology of Horticultural Crops

1st Edition
November 1, 2023
Vasileios Ziogas + 1 more
English
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Oxygen, Nitrogen and Sulfur Species in Post-harvest Physiology of Horticultural Crops, a volume in the Plant Gasotransmitter series, analyzes the latest advances in post-harvest physiology. The book presents metabolic cascades and highlights the role of gasotransmitters as intercellular regulators of metabolic processes. Post-harvest physiology differs between climacteric and non-climacteric fruits and vegetables, as well as for fresh-cut flowers and non-food plants. Initial chapters review the cascades, intercellular pathways and messenger molecules that drive ripeness and longevity, presenting the chemistry behind key pathways. The books also takes a deep dive into core gasotransmitters, describing the data behind known properties, chemistry and physiological roles. Applications for prolonging shelf-life via the control of post-harvest fungi, bacteria and omics approaches are reviewed in detail, offering readers guidance on how to put gasotransmitters research into practice. This is an essential resource for students, researchers and agronomists interested in plant physiology, biochemistry and plant hormones.

Bacterial Laccases

1st Edition
November 1, 2023
Deepti Yadav + 1 more
English
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Bacterial Laccases: Engineering, Immobilization, Heterologous Production, and Industrial Applications provides a list of approaches that upgrades bacterial laccases to industrially relevant enzymes. Providing protocols for enzyme production and downstream processing, and including up-to-date information on bacterial laccases, as well as techniques that can be explored to enhance properties and production levels, this book clarifies research gaps and explains how they can be dealt with. Written for research scholars working on enzymes, this is a valuable tool for industries and policymakers.

Plant-Based Food Consumption

1st Edition
November 1, 2023
Giovanna Bertella + 1 more
English
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Plant-Based Food Consumption: Product, Consumers and Strategies explores the phenomenon of plant-based food consumption, specifically that which follows flexitarian, reducetarian, vegetarian and vegan diets. The book provides an overview of plant-based food products and their associated health and nutrition benefits, drawbacks, potential consumers, and strategies for approaching this emerging market. Moving from the analysis of consumers’ motivations and needs, the book describes how companies manage new product development or product rejuvenation. In addition, the book provides consumer science and marketing strategies through short case studies designed to help the reader understand how to put theory to practice.Food scientists, food developers, food marketers, academics and students studying related areas will benefit from this important reference.

The Science of Human Milk

1st Edition
November 1, 2023
Josef Neu
English
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The Science of Human Milk offers readily understandable, scientifically sound information related to the compositional features of human milk at different stages of lactation. The book also debunks many myths about human milk and provides an analysis of the differences in human milk and baby formulas, offering suggestions for how the latter can be improved. The correlation between human milk composition and infant physiology and metabolism, growth, development, health and disease is explored in detail, placing emphasis on preterm infants. In addition, the dynamic nature of human milk, including its microbes, immunology, metabolites, cell components and epigenetically active molecules are covered. Written for researchers working in nutrition and neonatology, as well as health care professionals working in related fields, this book is sure to be a welcomed reference.

Cancer Stem Cells and Signaling Pathways

1st Edition
November 1, 2023
Surajit Pathak + 1 more
English
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Cancer Stem Cells and Signaling Pathways explores the mechanism of cancer stem cell signaling pathways in cancer advancement, serving as an ideal reference guide for investigators with valuable answers to problems associated with anti-cancer treatments and an understanding of the crosstalk among the signaling pathways in CSC regulation. Despite recent advances in tumor therapy and a greater understanding of their biology, tumors continue to be a prevalent and fatal worldwide. According to a novel paradigm in tumor biology, a small percentage of the cells within a tumor known as cancer stem cells (CSCs) are predicted as a crucial population for tumor progression.

The Enzymes

1st Edition
Volume 54
November 1, 2023
Laurie S. Kaguni + 1 more
English
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The Enzymes, Volume 54 highlights new advances in enzymes, with new chapters on a variety of topics, including the History of The Enzymes, Impact of The Enzymes in chronicling biochemical processes and pathways, Metabolism and Catalysis, Mitochondrial ATP synthase, The respiratory chain, A century of mitochondrial research, Five decades of metalloenzymology, Mechanisms of catalysis, Mitochondrial fatty acid synthesis and associated processes, Signaling, MAPK cascades: Origins, mechanisms and current status, Sphingolipids: From structural components to signaling hubs, Protein Homeostasis and Hydrolysis, Mitochondrial AAA+ proteases, Hsp70 and JDP proteins: structure-function perspective on molecular chaperone activity. Other sections cover DNA Replication and Repair, Structure-function studies of DNA replication proteins, and Helicases required for nucleotide excision repair.

Encyclopedia of Toxicology, Volume 1, 4e

4th Edition
November 1, 2023
Asish Kumar Mohapatra + 1 more
English

Encyclopedia of Toxicology, Fourth Edition is currently the most extensive overview of the multiple areas of toxicology, including the chemical, biological and physical (e.g., radiation) perspectives. New areas covered in this release include The bourgeoning field of computational toxicology, The many research applications of alternatives to animal testing, The rise in development and use of consumer products and their effects on populations, The increasing introduction and use of pharmaceutical ingredients and their combinations. Other chapters cover Artificial intelligence models of toxicological exposure and effects, Extractables and leachables testing, Climate change and its relation to global warming, flood, drought, etc. and the effects on humans, animal and the environment, Screening tools such as sequence alignment to predict across species susceptibility, and much more.