Torregrosa-Crespo, Javier, Pire, Carmen, Martínez-Espinosa, Rosa María
Biocompounds from Haloarchaea and Their Uses in Biotechnology
Sghaier, Haitham; Najjari, Afef; Ghedira, Kais (Eds.). Archaea - New Biocatalysts, Novel Pharmaceuticals and Various Biotechnological Applications. InTech, 2017. ISBN 978-953-51-3570-8, pp. 63-82
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/70160
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.69944
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ISBN: 978-953-51-3570-8
Abstract: 
New advances in the understanding of haloarchaea physiology, metabolism, biochemistry, and molecular biology show that these kinds of microorganisms produce several compounds in response to the extreme conditions of their ecosystems. Thus, the complete metabolic and genetic machineries are fully adapted to nutrient starvation, high sun radiation, and high ionic strength. Due to these adaptations, some of the primary and secondary metabolites produced by haloarchaea are of high interest in terms of potential biotechnological uses. The principal goal of the chapter is to present a review about the main characteristics of these biocompounds and their potential uses in biomedicine, pharmacy, and industry.
Keywords:Biotechnology, Carotenoids, Enzymes, Haloarchaea, Natural pigments, Polyhydroxyalkanoates
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