Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Trehalose: Metabolism and Role in Stress Response in Various Organisms
(Robert Stryiński and Elżbieta Łopieńska-Biernat, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland)
Chapter 2. Trehalose Based Extremophiles in Harsh Environments
(Franco Colombo, Maria Teresa Caccamo and Salvatore Magazù, Department of Mathematical and Informatics Sciences, Physical Sciences and Earth Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy, and others)
Chapter 3. Study of Trehalose Effects on BSA Solutions
(Salvatore Magazù and Maria Teresa Caccamo, National Research Council (CNR) – Institute for Chemical-Physical Processes, Messina, Italy, and others)
Chapter 4. Surface Tension in Trehalose and Maltose Aqueous Mixtures by Means of Acoustic Levitation
(Antonio Cannuli, Maria Teresa Caccamo and Salvatore Magazù, Department of Mathematical and Informatics Sciences, Physical Sciences and Earth Sciences of Messina University, Messina, Italy)
Chapter 5. X-Ray and IR Spectroscopy Investigations on Trehalose Morphological Modification Effects Induced by Mild Milling Treatments
(Giuseppe Castorina and Maria Teresa Caccamo, Department of Mathematical and Informatics Sciences, Physical Sciences and Earth Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy)
Chapter 6. Trehalose in Biomedicine and Biotechnology
(Robert Stryiński and Elżbieta Łopieńska-Biernat, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland)
Chapter 7. Trehalose Application in Fruit Products
(Mirela Kopjar and Anita Pichler, Faculty of Food Technology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University, Osijek, Croatia)
Chapter 8. Trehalose Treatment for Wood Preservation
(Maria Teresa Caccamo, Domenico Lombardo, National Research Council (CNR) – Institute for Chemical-Physical Processes, Messina, Italy, and others)
Index