As a biopolymer, lignin is unusual because of its heterogeneity and lack of a defined primary structure. Its most commonly noted function is the su...

In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the chemistry, uses and potential side effects of mannitol. Topics discussed inc...

Marshy salt-soil improvement and efficient use are a worldwide problem. As the global population increases and urbanisation accelerates, arable lan...

Plants have been the main source of medicines since ancient times. Practically all human societies have utilised plants not only as sources of nutr...

This book examines membrane technologies for sustainable development, through a careful analysis of the technical aspects and possible fields of in...

mRNA (messenger RNA) is the mediating template between DNA and proteins. The information from a particular gene is transferred from a strand of DNA...

The book is divided into fifteen chapters that cover various aspects of micro-organism-based biotechnology, including recent methodologies such as ...

The precarious activities of human beings bring undesirable changes in the environment. The environment is degrading due to overpopulation, industr...

In this book, the authors discuss the control, manipulation and behavioural applications of microfluidics. Topics include dielectrophoresis based d...

Modern environmental technologies are indeed designed to enhance cost efficiencies and productivity. The current proposal aims to provide a compreh...

The rapid developments in nanostructured materials and nanotechnology will have a profound impact in many areas of biomedical applications includin...

Electrochemical biosensors are portable devices that permit rapid analysis of substances. They are most useful in detection and monitoring of biolo...

The community of natural enemies that inhabits agroecosystems is complex mainly due to multiple trophic interactions established among them and the...

Neurocomputing is at the centre of multidisciplinary research, which involves computations by biological neural networks and those by artificial ne...

This book pays special attention to the behaviour of antioxidants and bioantioxidants in chemical and biological media, creation of new biochips, b...

Apoptosis is the regulated form of cell death. It is a complex process defined by a set of characteristic morphological and biochemical features th...

New Research on Biotechnology & Medicine

Many cancer biologists now believe that genomic instability not only initiates carcinogenesis, but also allows the tumour cell to become metastatic...

New Research on the Environment & Biotechnology

Soybean seeds contain a large amount of protein (about 35%), and there is a significant correlation between the total amount of N accumulated in so...

Timely pathogen detection is an important issue for the efficient prevention of outbreaks in the populations world-wide. The development of the sen...

Nova Science Publishers, New York, U.S.A has now released Personalized Medicine (Beyond PET Biomarkers), which is an extension of the author’s rece...

Lipases are triacylglycerol acylhydrolases that catalyse the hydrolysis of triglycerides to release concomitant free fatty acids and glycerol. Lipa...

This book includes information about the express assessment of cell viability in biological preparations, interfacial tension, and phase behaviour ...