TY - CHAP TI - Biocompounds from Haloarchaea and Their Uses in Biotechnology AU - Torregrosa-Crespo, Javier AU - Pire, Carmen AU - Martínez-Espinosa, Rosa María DA - 2017-10-11 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10045/70160 AB - 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. KW - Biotechnology KW - Carotenoids KW - Enzymes KW - Haloarchaea KW - Natural pigments KW - Polyhydroxyalkanoates DO - 10.5772/intechopen.69944 SN - 978-953-51-3570-8 PB - InTech ER -