Cold-adapted Yeasts (eBook)

Cold-Adapted Yeasts: a Lesson from the Cold and a Challenge for the XXI Century.- Methods for the Isolation and Investigation of the Diversity of Cold-Adapted Yeasts and their ex situ Preservation in Worldwide Collections.- Cold-Adapted Yeasts in Arctic Habitats.- Cold-Adapted Yeasts in Antarctic Deserts.- Cold-adapted yeasts in Alpine and Apennine glaciers.- Cold-Adapted Yeasts in Patagonian Habitats.- Cold-Adapted Yeasts in Deep-Sea Environments .- Black Yeasts in Cold Habitats.- Production of Pigments and Photo-Protective Compounds by Cold-Adapted Yeasts.- Changes in Lipids Composition and Fluidity of Yeast Plasma Membrane as Response to Cold.- Cold-Shock Response and Adaptation to Near-Freezing Temperature in Cold-Adapted Yeasts.- Production of Antifreeze Proteins by Cold-Adapted Yeasts.- Role of Sterol Metabolism and Endoplasmic-Reticulum-Associated Degradation (ERAD) of Proteins in Cold Adaptation of Yeasts.- Subzero Activity of Cold-Adapted Yeasts.- Fundamentals of Cold-Active Enzymes.- Cold-Active Yeast Lipases: Recent Issues and Future Prospects.- Miscellaneous Cold-Active Yeast Enzymes of Industrial Importance.- Production of Polymers and other Compounds of Industrial Importance by Cold-Adapted Yeasts.- Low-Temperature Production of Wine, Beer and Distillates using Cold-Adapted Yeasts.- Cold-Adapted Yeasts as Biocontrol Agents: Biodiversity, Adaptation Strategies and Biocontrol Potential.- Bioremediation and Biodegradation of Hydrocarbons by Cold-Adapted Yeasts.- Heterologous Expression of Proteins from Cold-Adapted Yeasts in Suitable Hosts: Methods and Applications.- Food Spoilage by Cold-adapted Yeasts.