Alternative Proteins

Dr. Chandrabose Selvaraj is Associate Professor at the Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, India. He obtained his PhD in Bioinformatics from Alagappa University, India, and conducted post-doctoral research at the USA Food and Drug Administration, Central European Institute of Technology, Konkuk University, and Indian Institute of Technology. He has expertise in microbial informatics and his research focuses on computational chemistry, molecular modeling, drug design, and artificial intelligence.

• 1. Introduction to Alternative ProteinsRajan Kumar Pandey, Sunil Kumar, Hem Chandra Jha, Harshita Shrivastava, Meenakshi Kandpal and Himanshi Jindal2. Molecular Properties of Plant-Based Proteins for Alternative ProteinsRavindran Balasubramani3. The Science of Alternative Proteins: Comparing Animal and Plant-Based SourcesAshokkumar Sibiya4. Blue Proteins: Marine-Derived Alternatives for Sustainable Nutrition and Climate-Resilient Food SystemsSelvaraj Chandrabose Sr.5. Insect Proteins for Alternative Proteins: Sustainable Solutions with Molecular EfficiencySenthilkumar Palanisamy6. Plant-Based Proteins: Key Sources and Production MethodsKonda Mani Saravanan Sr., G. Bupesh, Renganathan Senthil, Kishore Kumar Meenakshi Sundaram, Thirunavukarasou Anand and Kousalya Lavudi7. Fungal proteins as Eco-friendly Alternate ProteinsVijayaraj R. Radha8. Algae and Microbial Proteins for Alternative Proteins: Untapped Molecular ResourcesJosé A M Prates, Maria Spínola and Cátia Falcão Martins9. Integrating Siddha Dietary Principles with Alternative Protein Systems: A Pathway Toward Sustainable and Functional NutritionChandrabose Yogeswari and Selvaraj Chandrabose Sr.10. Alternative Proteins: Structure and Functional PropertiesSaranya Nallusamy, Sathyaseelan Chakkarai and Caroline Ravikumar11. Enzyme Kinetics and Engineering Strategies for Sustainable Alternative Protein Production: From Plant and Microbial Systems to Cultivated MeatRamar Vanajothi12. Application of Computational Methods for Alternative ProteinsSajitha Lulu S.13. Food-Technology Innovations in Alternative ProteinsVishnu Priya Selvaraju14. Computational Structural Insights into Alternative Proteins: The Impact of AlphaFold and AI-Based PredictionShiammala Periyasamy Natarajan15. Sustainability of Alternative ProteinsAchlesh Daverey16. Processing and Structural Modifications of Insect proteins for Alternative ProteinsChiranjiv Pradhan17. Nutritional and Functional Properties of Alternative ProteinsGowri Rangaswamy Gunassekaran18. The Chemistry and Molecular Basis of Cultured Meat from Alternative ProteinsIrene Daet and Ashokkumar Sibiya19. Future of Alternative Proteins: Blurring the Lines Between Animal and Plant-BasedPing-Yen Liu20. The Alternative Protein Transition: Societal Impacts and ConclusionSasan Esfandiari Bahraseman, Maryam Dehghani Dashtabi, Ali Firoozzare and Flavio Boccia