Methods in Cyanobacterial Research (eBook)

Chapter 1: Evaluating the polyphasic approach in cyanobacterial taxonomy

Chapter 2: Estimation of growth and photosynthetic pigments in cyanobacteria

Chapter 3: Quantitative estimation of total carbohydrate, protein and lipid contents in cyanobacteria

Chapter 4: Isolation and purification of phycobiliproteins

Chapter 5: Methods for estimation of oxidative stress indices in cyanobacteria

Chapter 6: Estimation of glutamine synthetase enzyme

Chapter 7: Estimation of nitrate reductase enzyme

Chapter 8: Estimation of nitrogenase enzyme activity in cyanobacteria

Chapter 9: Isolation and purification of cyanobacterial toxins

Chapter 10: Isolation and purification of scytonemin

Chapter 11: Isolation and purification of mycosporine-like amino acids

Chapter 12: Protein estimation in cyanobacterial samples

Chapter 13: Proteomic analysis of cyanobacteria employing 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE)

Chapter 14: LC-MS/MS based proteomics study of cyanobacteria

Chapter 15: Monitoring photosynthetic performance in cyanobacteria by a modulated fluorometer

Chapter 16: Reactive oxygen species measurement in cyanobacteria using 2',7'- dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA) dye and fluorescence microscope or flow cytometer

Chapter 17: Flow cytometry-based methods for estimating DNA content and live-dead cells in cyanobacteria

Chapter 18: Genomic DNA and RNA extraction from cyanobacteria

Chapter 19: Detection and quantification of DNA damage in cyanobacteria by immunodot- blot assay

Chapter 20: Engineering cyanobacteria for the synthesis of novel products

Chapter 21: Sample preparation and visualization protocol for electron microscopy-based analysis of cyanobacteria

Chapter 22: Cyanobacterial biofertilizer production technology

Chapter 23: Biomass composition measurement and intracellular flux analyses for insights into cyanobacterial metabolism

Chapter 24: In silico genome assembly and functional annotation

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