New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Recent Advances in Application of Fungi and Fungal Metabolites: Biotechnological Interventions and Futuristic Approaches

Presents advances in modern genetics, genomics, proteomics and biotechnological intervention achieved by the use of fungi and their metabolites

Joginder Singh (Edited by), Praveen Gehlot (Edited by)

9780128210086, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 19 June 2020

316 pages
27.6 x 21.5 x 2.4 cm, 1.09 kg

New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Recent Advances in Application of Fungi and Fungal Metabolites: Biotechnological Interventions and Futuristic Approaches is an invaluable resource for researchers planning to work in applied biotechnological interventions and futuristic approaches to fungi and fungal metabolite utilization. Special emphasis is placed on new research relating to fungal-based recombinant DNA technology and genomics analysis which place yeasts and filamentous fungi at the forefront of various contemporary commercial applications. Written in an easy-to-follow language by active researchers, the book presents cutting-edge fungal biotechnological applications in a manner that is accessible to all.

1. Fungi: An ideal host for heterologous expression of secondary metabolites
2. DNA barcoding of phytopathogenic fungi
3. Genome mining for identification of gene clusters encoding important fungal metabolites
4. Hydrophobins- Exclusive Proteins from Fungi
5. Farnesol: From Perfumery to Quorum Sensing
6. Hydrolytic xylanases production from fungi- an assessment for their production, properties and computational analysis of its gene sequences
7. Selenium Fortified Proteins and Polysaccharides from Macrofungi
8. Computational approach to understand fungal secondary metabolites and responsible biological molecules
9. Novel Fungi for Green Synthesis of Nanoparticles and their Efficacy against Plant Disease Management
10. dsRNA: the next generation foliar fungicide
11. Bioenergy: Fungal Lipase Mediated Biodiesel Process Technology
12. Fungi derived carbon quantum dots: fluorescent detector for toxic heavy metal ion detection
13. Bioprospecting for secondary metabolites of Botryosphaeriaceae family from a biotechnological perspective

Subject Areas: Biochemical engineering [TC]