Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Book Chapter Book Chapter Faculty Publications- Book Chapter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marine microbial biopolymers and their applications Subject The topic of the resource antiinflammatory; antimicrobials; Biopolymers; marine microbes Description An account of the resource Marine environment has been an important surrounding in recent times for valuable resources such as bioactive polymers. Increasing environmental concerns and realizing the limitation of global petroleum resources, biopolymers has gained utmost importance. Highly abundant renewable biopolymers of different polysaccharides have been produced from microbes, clams, shrimps, etc., exhibiting varying biological activities. Among all these biopolymers, microbial biopolymers are the most promising substitute for the existing synthetic polymers. Microbial polymers are synthesized intracellularly and extracellularly for their cell functions and survival playing specific roles as reserve materials for energy conservation, symbiosis and osmotic adaptation, protective agents that can be extruded and used for various applications. These biopolymers have exceptional moisture and oxygen barrier characteristics in making films for use in food industries and medical aspects. Microbial biopolymers that have been used include the cellulose, levan, pullulans, xanthan, gellan, kefiran, Haloferax exopolysaccharides, Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), and poly-3-hydroxybutyrates. Marine bacteria such as Bacillus, Halomonas, Alteromonas, Planococcus, Pseudoalteromonas, Vibrio, Zoogloea, and Thermococcus are found to be hyperproducers for biopolymers. Due to their high quality, sustainability, long shelf life, and biodegradability, they have been receiving interest for innumerable biological activities such as antioxidants, antidiabetic, antiinflammatory, and antimicrobial actions. Microbial marine biopolymers with natural biological activity, structural functions can be tailored using genetic engineering to obtain newer biomaterials with novel functionalities. 2025 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mayegowda S.B.; Manjula N.G. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Marine Biopolymers: Processing, Functionality and Applications, pp. 933-954. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Elsevier Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15606-9.00031-0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15606-9.00031-0</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85209011032&amp;doi=10.1016%2FB978-0-443-15606-9.00031-0&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=c9f098c925e87b47bdbd8d5cfc4ea7ed" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85209011032&amp;doi=10.1016%2fB978-0-443-15606-9.00031-0&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=c9f098c925e87b47bdbd8d5cfc4ea7ed</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISBN: 978-044315606-9; 978-044315607-6 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Book chapter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Mayegowda S.B., Department of Psychology, CHRIST-Deemed to be University, Kengeri Campus, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Manjula N.G., Department of Microbiology, School of Basic and Applied Sciences (SBAS), Dayananda Sagar University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India