Microbial Biomolecules
Emerging Approach in Agriculture, Pharmaceuticals and Environment Management
- 1st Edition - December 2, 2022
- Latest edition
- Editors: Ajay Kumar, Muhammad Bilal, Luiz Fernando Romanholo Ferreira, Kumari Madhuree
- Language: English
Microbial Biomolecules: Emerging Approach in Agriculture, Pharmaceuticals and Environment Management explores and compiles new aspects of microbial-based biomolecules such as mic… Read more
Description
Description
Microbial Biomolecules: Emerging Approach in Agriculture, Pharmaceuticals and Environment Management explores and compiles new aspects of microbial-based biomolecules such as microbial enzymes, microbial metabolites, microbial surfactants, exopolysaccharides, and bioactive compounds and their potential applications in the field of health-related issues, sustainable agriculture and environment contamination management. Written for researchers, scientists, and graduate and PhD students in the areas of Microbiology, Biotechnology, Environmental Science and Pharmacology, this book covers the urgent need to explore eco-friendly and sustainable approaches to healthcare, agriculture and environmental contamination management.
Key features
Key features
- Explores eco-friendly and sustainable approaches to healthcare, agriculture and environmental contamination management
- Compiles new aspects of microbial-based biomolecules
- Proves that the use of microbes or microbial products are suitable alternatives to manage the current challenges of healthcare issues, chemical pesticides and environmental contamination
Readership
Readership
Students, researchers from academia and industry, working in the field of applied microbiology, biotechnology, and environmental science. Professionals working or interested in applied microbiology, environmental microbiology, food-beverage industries, graduate and post graduate university students of biotechnology/microbiology/environmental study/pharmaceuticals
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Microbial biomolecules: Applications in sustainable agriculture an overview
2. Microbial biomolecules Applications: An overview
3. Microbial production of extremolytes aspect in nutrition, health care, and well-being
4. Microbial synthesized nanoparticles: Application in healthcare management
5. Microbial Biofilm approaches in phytopathogen management
6. Microbial synthesized antibiotics approaches in healthcare management
7. Fungi/ Actinomycetes/cyanobacteria: A rich source of bioactive compounds
8. Bioactive components from endophytic microorganisms
9. Microbial metabolites in plant disease management
10. Secondary metabolites from marine microbes: Current status and application
11. Microbial surfactants approaches in environmental contamination management
12. Microbial enzymes as a robust process to mitigate pollutants of environmental concern
13. Tailoring enzyme microenvironment: State-of-the-art strategy to fulfill the quest for efficient bio-catalysis
14. Environmental threatening concern and efficient removal of pharmaceutically active compounds
15. Protease - A Versatile and Ecofriendly Biocatalyst with Multi-Industrial Applications
16. Laccases and peroxidases: The smart, greener and futuristic biocatalytic tools to mitigate recalcitrant emerging pollutants
17. Enhancing Lipase Biosynthesis and its Biocatalytic Potential in environment management
2. Microbial biomolecules Applications: An overview
3. Microbial production of extremolytes aspect in nutrition, health care, and well-being
4. Microbial synthesized nanoparticles: Application in healthcare management
5. Microbial Biofilm approaches in phytopathogen management
6. Microbial synthesized antibiotics approaches in healthcare management
7. Fungi/ Actinomycetes/cyanobacteria: A rich source of bioactive compounds
8. Bioactive components from endophytic microorganisms
9. Microbial metabolites in plant disease management
10. Secondary metabolites from marine microbes: Current status and application
11. Microbial surfactants approaches in environmental contamination management
12. Microbial enzymes as a robust process to mitigate pollutants of environmental concern
13. Tailoring enzyme microenvironment: State-of-the-art strategy to fulfill the quest for efficient bio-catalysis
14. Environmental threatening concern and efficient removal of pharmaceutically active compounds
15. Protease - A Versatile and Ecofriendly Biocatalyst with Multi-Industrial Applications
16. Laccases and peroxidases: The smart, greener and futuristic biocatalytic tools to mitigate recalcitrant emerging pollutants
17. Enhancing Lipase Biosynthesis and its Biocatalytic Potential in environment management
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: December 5, 2022
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Ajay Kumar
Dr. Ajay Kumar is an Assistant Professor in Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, India. Dr. Kumar completed his Postdoc from Agriculture Research Organization, Volcani center, Rishon Leziyon, Israel. Dr. Kumar has published more than 275 scientific contributions in the form of research and review articles, books or book chapters with leading International Journals or Publishers. He has wide area of research experience, especially in the field of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Microbial biocontrol, Postharvest management, Endophytes related with the medicinal plants and cyanobacteria-pesticides interactions.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaMB
Muhammad Bilal
Muhammad Bilal is working as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. Previously, he served as an assistant/associate Professor at Poznan University of Technology, Poland, and the School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, China. He earned his Ph.D. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, specializing in bioengineering and applied biotechnology. His main research activities are oriented to Environmental biotechnology, nanotechnology, enzyme engineering, immobilization, chemical modifications, and industrial applications of microbial enzymes, liquid, and solid waste management. He has authored over 700 peer-reviewed articles, 150 book chapters, 25 edited books. Dr. Bilal is the associate editor of Frontiers in Chemical Engineering and Frontiers in Environmental Science (Frontiers), and an editorial board member for several journals. He was listed as a highly cited researcher (Clarivate) in 2021 and holds several "highly cited papers" in WOS.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, PolandLF
Luiz Fernando Romanholo Ferreira
Prof. Luiz Fernando Romanholo Ferreira is an Associate Professor at the Catholic University of Brasília (UCB), Brazil. Since 2023, he has been a Permanent Professor in the Graduate Program in Genomic Sciences and Biotechnology at UCB, and since 2014, a collaborator in the Graduate Program in Process Engineering at Tiradentes University (UNIT). He serves on the editorial boards of international journals and advisory boards for various research foundations in Brazil and internationally, including the International Foundation for Science (Sweden) and the National Science Centre (Poland). He has authored over 170 peer-reviewed journal papers, five books, 50 book chapters, and holds 9 patent applications. His current research interests are anaerobic digestion, biocatalysis, nanoparticles, biofuels, ecotoxicology, microbial biotechnology, bioprocess, and drug delivery. He collaborates on research projects with national and international institutions.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Catholic University of Brasília (UCB), BrazilKM
Kumari Madhuree
Dr. Madhuree Kumari is a researcher at the Indian Institute of Science, in India. Her work focuses on nano-biotechnology and related fields. She has published more than 21 research articles and book chapters in leading scientific journals. Dr. Kumari is also a reviewer in several leading scientific journals like 3Biotech and PLOS One.
Affiliations and expertise
Indian Institute of Science, CV Raman Rd, Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaView book on ScienceDirect
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