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Roberto De Philippis
Researcher at University of Florence
Publications - 123
Citations - 6462
Roberto De Philippis is an academic researcher from University of Florence. The author has contributed to research in topics: Rhodopseudomonas palustris & Hydrogen production. The author has an hindex of 40, co-authored 116 publications receiving 5209 citations. Previous affiliations of Roberto De Philippis include UniFi & National Research Council.
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Exocellular polysaccharides from cyanobacteria and their possible applications
TL;DR: An overview of the current knowledge on both RPS-producing cyanobacterial strains (including the possible roles of the exopolysaccharides) and chemical characteristics of the cyanob bacterial RPSs is given, with particular emphasis on RPS properties and possible industrial applications.
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Complexity of cyanobacterial exopolysaccharides: composition, structures, inducing factors and putative genes involved in their biosynthesis and assembly
Sara Pereira,Sara Pereira,Andrea Zille,Ernesto Micheletti,Pedro Moradas-Ferreira,Pedro Moradas-Ferreira,Roberto De Philippis,Paula Tamagnini,Paula Tamagnini +8 more
TL;DR: This review organizes available information on cyanobacterial EPS, including their composition, function and factors affecting their synthesis, and from the in silico analysis of available cyanob bacterial genome sequences, proposes a putative mechanism for their biosynthesis.
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Exopolysaccharide-producing cyanobacteria and their possible exploitation: A review
TL;DR: The possibility to accomplish, through the exploitation of RPS-producing cyanobacteria, a multiproduct strategy to procure a wide range of biopolymers suited tovarious industrial applications, in addition to the residual biomass effective in the recovery of heavy metals from polluted waters is suggested.
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Role of cyanobacterial exopolysaccharides in phototrophic biofilms and in complex microbial mats
TL;DR: The aim of this survey is to outline the state-of-the-art of the importance of the cyanobacterial EPS excretion, both for the producing cells and for the microbial associations in which cyanobacteria are a key component.
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Exopolysaccharide-producing cyanobacteria in heavy metal removal from water: molecular basis and practical applicability of the biosorption process.
TL;DR: The few attempts done in the use of EPS-producing cyanobacteria for metal biosorption at pilot scale and with real wastewaters are reviewed, discussing the main positive issues and the drawbacks so far emerging from these experiments.