Dr. Yasmin Khambhaty holds a Ph.D. in Microbiology, from Bhavnagar University, Gujarat, India, specializing in seaweed polysaccharide-degrading enzymes from marine bacteria. She has specifically worked on agarase and carrageenase from marine bacteria for their eventually industrial application. This work led to one US patent and three publication ins SCI journals. Since joining CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, she has been actively involved in R&D activities focused on microbial intervention during leather making. With 50 research papers published in indexed journals including SCI, three granted patents, and five book chapters, Dr. Yasmin’s research primarily explores microbial metabolites (enzymes, antibiotics, pigments) for industrial applications, microbial waste treatment, the degradability assessment of leather and its products, and cleaner processing.

• Section 1: Fundamentals of Seaweed Polysaccharides1. Overview on Seaweed Polysaccharides2. Enzymes Involved in Seaweed Polysaccharide Degradation3. Microbial Sources of Seaweed-Polysaccharide Degrading EnzymesSection 2: Biotechnological Production and Engineering of Seaweed-Degrading Enzymes4. Biotechnological Production of Enzymes from Marine Microorganisms5. Recombinant and Synthetic Biology Approaches for Enhanced Enzyme ProductionSection 3: Industrial Applications of Seaweed-Degrading Enzymes6. Functional Oligosaccharides and Bioactives from Seaweed7. Enzymatic Processing of Seaweed for Food and Beverage Industry8. Marine Microbial Enzymes: Catalysts for Biofuel and Biorefinery Innovation9. Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Seaweed for Environmental and Waste Management ApplicationsSection 4: Future Perceptions and Commercialization10. Metagenomics and AI in Enzyme Discovery: Recent Advances and Innovations11. Challenges in Scaling Up and Commercializing Seaweed-Degrading Enzymes12. Future Prospects and Emerging Research Directions

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