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New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Recent Advances in Application of Fungi and Fungal Metabolites: Applications in Healthcare

  • 1st Edition - August 19, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Joginder Singh Panwar, Praveen Gehlot
  • Language: English

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New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Recent Advances in Application of Fungi and Fungal Metabolites: Applications in Healthcare presents an account of recent development and applied aspects of fungi and its metabolites in the healthcare sector. Chapters are written by eminent researchers, emphasizing the incredible role of fungi and its metabolites in the field of medicine. This book offers reference material to all mycologists working on the exploration and usage of medicinal aspects of fungi and fungal metabolites.

Key features

  • Introduces the aspects and advances of fungi and fungal metabolites in healthcare
  • Includes a description of traditional uses and modern practices on how to harness the potential of fungi and its metabolites in healthcare applications
  • Provides details surrounding the use of fungi and its metabolites in medical purposes
  • Describes potential manifold prospects of fungi and fungal metabolites

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Table of contents

1. Prospects for macro-fungal metabolites in human health

2. Endophytic fungi: A New Hope for Drug Discovery

3. Pharmacological Applications of Medicinal Mushroom

4. Pharmacologically active fungal secondary metabolites in Lichen symbiosis

5. Therapeutic potency of bioactive compounds from fungal endophytes

6. Fungal origin antibiotics: the current scenario in pharmacology industries

7. Role of fungi in neurodegenerative diseases

8. Fungal secondary metabolites with potential anticancer activity

9. Encounter of Fungal Secondary Metabolites: A Promising Source of Anti-cancer Drugs

10. Neoteric trends in marine fungi research as promising and alternate source of anticancer phytochemicals

11. Fungal Enzyme inhibitors: Repository of novel cancer therapeutics

12. Enhancement of anticancer secondary metabolites production in fungi with biotechnological aspects

13. Fungal Metabolites- A Potential Source of Anti-Viral Compounds

14. Myconanoparticles as an effective antimicrobial against MDR (Multi Drug Resistant) pathogens

15. Chitin: Promising biopolymer for biomedical application

16. Status of fungal disease in silkworm

17. Anti-pathogenic activity of fungal secondary metabolites: with special reference to human pathogenic bacteria

18. Hypoglycaemic potential of mushrooms and their metabolites

19. Marine Fungi: promising source for anticancer compounds

20. Bio-medical applications of 4-hydroxycoumarin as fungal metabolite and its derivatives

Review quotes

"This book presents an account of recent development and applied aspects of fungi and its metabolites in the healthcare sector. Chapters are written by eminent researchers, emphasizing the incredible role of fungi and their metabolites in the field of medicine. This book offers reference material to all mycologists working on the exploration and usage of medicinal aspects of fungi and fungal metabolites also Includes a description of traditional uses and modern practices on how to harness the potential of fungi and its metabolites in healthcare applications."—ICP

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: August 19, 2020
  • Language: English

About the editors

JP

Joginder Singh Panwar

Dr. Joginder Singh is a Professor in the Department of Botany at Nagaland University, Lumami, India. His previous positions include a professorship at Lovely Professional University's School of Bioengineering and Biosciences and a Young Scientist role at Jai Narain Vyas University's Microbial Biotechnology and Biofertilizer Laboratory (funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India). He is a member of several scientific societies, including the Association of Microbiologists of India and the European Federation of Biotechnology. Dr. Singh has an extensive publication record, with over 250 research and review articles, 35 edited books (with publishers like Elsevier and Springer), and 125 book chapters. He is a reviewer for numerous prestigious journals. He has actively participated in and presented at numerous national and international scientific events.

Affiliations and expertise
Department of Botany, Nagaland University, Nagaland, 798627, India

PG

Praveen Gehlot

Dr. Praveen Gehlot is Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University Jodhpur. He did his PhD from JNV University Jodhpur, under the able guidance of Prof. D.K. Purohit. He has about 18 years of teaching and research experience. He has been an awardee of Young Scientist under FAST Track Scheme by Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi and later worked as a Pool-Officer of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. Earlier, he taught at Budha Institute of Technology and Science Research College, Jodhpur and Government Bangor PG College, Pali, Rajasthan and subsequently served as an Associate Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner, Rajasthan. Dr. Gehlot worked out three major research projects sponsored by UGC, DST and CSIR, New Delhi. He has published more than 80 research papers, book chapters and review articles in journals of international and national repute and has edited three book entitled “Pyrenomycetes Fungi”, “Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi” and “Microbes: In Action” published by AgroBios, India and “Fungi and their Role in Sustainable Development: Current Perspectives” published by Springer International. He attended several International and National Seminars, Symposia, Conferences and chaired technical sessions and presented papers in some of them. He is an active member Mycological Society of India, Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology, India, Association of Microbiologists of India, Indian Science Congress Association, etc.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University Jodhpur, India

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