
Bacterial Secondary Metabolites
Synthesis and Applications in Agroecosystem
- 1st Edition - October 13, 2023
- Editors: Kamel A Abd-Elsalam, Heba I. Mohamed
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 2 5 1 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 2 5 2 - 1
Bacterial Secondary Metabolites: Synthesis and Applications in Agroecosystem presents the structure, properties, and biotechnological applications of bacterial metabolit… Read more
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Bacterial Secondary Metabolites: Synthesis and Applications in Agroecosystem presents the structure, properties, and biotechnological applications of bacterial metabolites and their upcoming industrial, pharmaceutical, antimicrobial, and anticancer applications. Chapters cover topics such as the use of lactic acid bacteria as an antifungal and antibacterial agent, bacterial siderophores structure and potential applications, and the role of cyanobacteria metabolites in disease management, amongst others. Plant and agri-food environmental scientists and researchers, graduate, and post-graduate students in related fields will benefit from this reference book which is published as part of the Nanobiotechnology for Plant Protection series.
- Explores how research might lead to the production of new bio-based commercial solutions to tackle global agricultural and human diseases
- Contains extensive information to understand the intricate processes of cryptic genes and their relationship to the synthesis of bioactive chemicals
- Provides in-depth insights into microbial biotechnology, namely secondary metabolites
Plant and agri-food environmental scientists and researchers, graduate and post-graduate students in related fields
1. Introduction
2. Bacterial exopolysaccharides mediated heavy metal and toxic dyes removal: biosynthesis, mechanism and remediation strategies
3. Overview of secondary metabolites in cyanobacteria: a potential source of plant growth promoting and abiotic stress resistance
4. Role of cyanobacteria metabolites in disease management
5. Metabolites of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and their role in the management of soil borne diseases
6. Microbial extracellular polymeric substance: function and role against environmental stress
7. Lactic acid bacteria use as antifungal, and antibacterial activity
8. Antimicrobial activity of actinomycetes secondary metabolites
9. ACC deaminase produced by PGPB and their role in stress management
10. Bacterial siderophores structure and potential applications
11. Volatile organic compound produced by bacteria: characterization and application
12. Antibiotics produced by Bacteria
13. Lipases: biotechnology and industrial applications
14. Secondary Metabolites by fluorescent pseudomonads and application
15. Microbial extracellular polymeric substance and impacts in soil aggregation
16. Secondary Metabolites from Bacillius and application
17. Secondary Metabolites from Serratia sp. and application
18. Bacterial pigments and application
19. Beneficial traits of crop-associated rhizobacteria towards plant-growth promotion, biofertilization, and nutrient enhancement of harvested agro-products
20. Bacterial enzymes and their application in agroecology
21. Methodologies for identification, purification and characterization of bacterial secondary metabolites
22. The future perspectives of bacterial secondary metabolites
23. Secondary Metabolites from Marine Epiphytic bacteria against plant pathogens
24. Metabolic Engineering of bacterial secondary Metabolism in plants for stress tolerance
25. Antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral compounds from myxobacteria
26. Biogenic synthesis of nanoparticle by using bacterial secondary metabolites
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 13, 2023
- Language: English
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