Volatiles and Metabolites of Microbes

1st Edition - June 22, 2021
Imprint: Academic Press
Editors: Joginder Singh Panwar, Jastin Samuel, Ajay Kumar
Language: English
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Volatiles and Metabolites of Microbes compiles the latest research and advancement in the field of volatiles, metabolites synthesized from the microbial strains such as actinomycetes, bacteria, cyanobacteria, and fungal species and their potential applications in the field of healthcare issue and sustainable agriculture.

There is an urgent need to explore new and advanced biological methods for health industries and sustainable agriculture and to protect the environment from environmental pollution or contaminates, global warming, and also control the health of human beings from the side effects of various pharmaceuticals products.

Focusing all these factors, Volatiles and Metabolites of Microbes explores new aspects of microorganism in terms of volatiles, enzymes, bioactive compounds synthesized from the microbes and their potential applications in the field of sustainable agriculture and health-related issues

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
List of contributors
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1. Microbial secondary metabolites: recent developments and technological challenges
Abstract
Chapter Outline
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Microbial metabolites: definitions and diversity
1.3 Taxonomic diversity
1.4 Biological diversity
1.5 Microbial metabolites: classifications
1.6 Secondary microbial metabolites: industrial significance
1.7 Microbial secondary metabolites: recent advances
1.8 Conclusion
References
Chapter 2. Bacterial volatile organic compounds and gene-induced host-defense pathways
Abstract
Chapter Outline
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Types of bacterial volatile organic compounds and their biological role
2.3 Bioconversion
2.4 Biomineralization of elements
2.5 Quorum sensing/quenching
2.6 Communication signals and defense induction
2.7 Plant growth promoting effect of bacterial volatiles in agriculture
2.8 The role of bacterial VOCs in diary production
2.9 Outlook and future perspectives
References
Chapter 3. Microbial volatiles: small molecules with an important role in intra- and interbacterial genus interactions-quorum sensing
Abstract
Chapter Outline
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Biosynthesis of bacterial volatile organic compounds
3.3 Bacterial volatile organic compounds in biofilm formation
3.4 The role of bacterial volatile organic compounds in agriculture
3.5 Inter- and intraspecies communication between bacterial species
3.6 Bacterial quorum sensing in human infection
3.7 Quorum sensing as a boon for plant growth promotion
3.8 Quorum sensing detection technologies
3.9 Conclusion
References
Further reading
Chapter 4. Detection and purification of microbial volatile organic compounds
Abstract
Chapter Outline
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Classification of microbial volatile organic compounds
4.3 Analytical techniques used for the detection purification and analysis of microbial volatile organic compound
4.4 Chromatography techniques for microbial volatile organic compound identification
4.5 Conclusions
References
Chapter 5. Microbial volatiles as new frontiers in antibiotic research
Abstract
Chapter Outline
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Antibiotic resistance in bacteria
5.3 Approaches for discovering microbial volatiles as antibiotics
5.4 Microbial volatiles and their action potential in the antibiotic research
5.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 6. Fungal volatile compounds: a source of novel in plant protection agents
Abstract
Chapter Outline
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Main objective of chapter
6.3 Grouping of endophytic volatile fungi by functional group
6.4 Occurrence, spread and biosynthesis of fungal volatile
6.5 Improvement in plant performance with volatile fungal endophytes
6.6 Fungal volatile for deliberating the abiotic stress along with climate change
6.7 The various secondary metabolites which are produced by fungal endophytes
6.8 Antivolatile organic compounds
6.9 Fungal volatile compounds: reduction in their beneficial activities
6.10 Conclusion and future scopes for increasing production, use, and maintenance of fungal volatile compounds for raising their standards to commercial levels
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 7. Endophytic microbes: an array of organic volatiles and secondary metabolites
Abstract
Chapter Outline
7.1 Endophytes
7.2 Secondary metabolites: diversity and significance
7.3 Metabolites with anticancer activity
7.4 Metabolites with antioxidant activity
7.5 Metabolites with antimicrobial activity
7.6 Organic volatiles from endophytes
7.7 Conclusion and future prospects
References
Chapter 8. Role and behavior of microbial volatile organic compounds in mitigating stress
Abstract
Chapter Outline
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Interaction of microbial volatile organic compounds
8.3 The behavior of volatile organic compounds released from Trichoderma
8.4 Conclusion and outlook
References
Chapter 9. Significance of microbial volatiles in ecological health: impact on wetland systems
Abstract
Chapter Outline
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Role of microbes in wastewater treatment
9.3 Production of microbial volatiles in soil and their role in wastewater treatment
9.4 Summary
References
Chapter 10. Endophytic bacteria as source of novel bioactive compounds
Abstract
Chapter Outline
10.1 Endophytic bacteria
10.2 Bioactive compounds of agricultural importance
10.3 Bioactive compounds of pharmacological importance
10.4 Conclusion
10.5 Future perspectives
References
Chapter 11. Bacterial metabolites: an unexplored quarry
Abstract
Chapter Outline
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Physiological pathways in bacteria for metabolite generation
11.3 Classification of bacteria metabolites based on their function
11.4 Classification of bacterial metabolites based on their application
11.5 Bacterial metabolites from genetically modified bacteria
11.6 Future aspects of bacterial metabolites and their application
Reference
Chapter 12. Microbial metabolites in nutrition and healthcare
Abstract
Chapter Outline
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Microbial metabolites
12.3 Bioactive microbial metabolites in human welfare
12.4 Microbial metabolites in the regulation of host immunity
12.5 Microbial metabolites in nutrition, health, and disease
12.6 Gut microbiome: a key modulator of metabolism in health
12.7 Microbial metabolites and chronic metabolic disorders with respective to molecular mechanism
12.8 Reprogramming microbe genetically in terms of agronomy and clinical products
12.9 Prospective of human health with host-microbiata-drug interaction
12.10 Bioengineering biosynthetic process and heterologous production of metabolites
12.11 Microbiome functional characterization in terms of metabolites production
12.12 Conclusion for future challenge
References
Further reading
Chapter 13. Fungal strains as source of bioactive compounds and their potential application
Abstract
Chapter Outline
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Marine fungi
13.3 Terrestrial fungi
13.4 Bioactive compounds synthesis by fungi: molecular aspects
13.5 Bioactive compounds from different fungal origin
13.6 Himalayan region fungi help in the production of bioactive natural compounds
13.7 Bioactive compounds and their application for human health
13.8 Future prospects
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 14. Cyanobacteria-derived small molecules: a new class of drugs
Abstract
Chapter Outline
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Bioactive compounds
14.3 Bioactive compounds of Cyanobacteria as antibiotics and nutraceuticals
14.4 Cyanobacteria bioactive compounds as promising nutraceuticals
14.5 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Conflict of the interest
References
Chapter 15. Endophytic fungi as a potential source of cytotoxic drugs: a fungal solution to cancer
Abstract
Chapter Outline
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Natural products as drugs in cancer treatment
15.3 Recent advances in the treatment of cancer
15.4 Cancer chemotherapeutic drugs from marine microbes
15.5 Cytarabine and nucleoside analogues
15.6 Cancer chemotherapeutic drugs from bacteria and fungi
15.7 Antitumor efficacy of secondary metabolites of endophytic fungi associated with medicinal plants
15.8 Taxol-producing endophytic fungi
15.9 Endophytic fungi producing vinblastine/vincristine
15.10 Endophytic fungi producing camptothecin (CPT) and its analogues
15.11 Endophytic fungi producing podophyllotoxin (PDT)
15.12 Closing opinion and a path forward
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of interest
References
Chapter 16. Volatile organic compounds for enhancement of plant growth through plant growth promoting rhizobacteria
Abstract
Chapter Outline
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Bacterial volatile compounds (BVCs) and its biosynthesis
16.3 Effect of BVCs on plant growth and its functions
16.4 Benefits of BVCs for plant growth and system
16.5 VOCs by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria: its secretion, biocontrol and role in plant growth
16.6 Role of bacterial volatiles in biofilm production
16.7 Root biofilm formation
16.8 Microbial volatile compounds in quorum sensing
16.9 Analysis of bacterial volatile compounds (BVCs)
16.10 Benefits and drawbacks of volatile molecules
16.11 Conclusion
References
Further reading
Chapter 17. Importance of microbial secondary metabolites in health care applications
Abstract
Chapter Outline
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Antibiotics
17.3 Anticarcinogenic properties of carotenoids
17.4 Flavonoids
17.5 Polyhydroxyalkanoates
17.6 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 18. Role of fungal metabolites as biopesticides: an emerging trend in sustainable agriculture
Abstract
Chapter Outline
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Fungal secondary metabolites and their mechanism as biopesticide
18.3 Future prospects and conclusions
References
Chapter 19. Endophytes producing active constituents in Centella asiatica with a special emphasis on asiaticoside and madecassoside: a review update
Abstract
Chapter Outline
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Historical background
19.3 Bioactive compounds
19.4 Biosynthesis pathway of the centellosides
19.5 Salient medicinal and pharmacological uses
19.6 Elicitation
19.7 Fungal endophytic elicitation for bioactive compound synthesis
19.8 Endophytes associated with C. asiatica and their utilization
19.9 Limitations in pentacyclic triterpenoid synthesis in C. asiatica
19.10 Future avenues for endophyte-mediated centelloside production
19.11 Conclusion
Conflicts of interest
References
Chapter 20. Endophytes producing bioactive compounds from Piper spp.: a review on utilization, bottlenecks, and future perspectives
Abstract
Chapter Outline
20.1 Introduction
20.2 Piperaceae family
20.3 Bioactive compounds
20.4 Biosynthetic pathway
20.5 Notable pharmacological and medicinal uses
20.6 Elicitation
20.7 Isolation, extraction, screening, and confirmation of endophytes producing piperine and allied compounds
20.8 Loopholes in the piperine and related bioactive molecules production
20.9 Future perspectives
20.10 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Conflict of interest
References
Chapter 21. Recent advances and future prospects of indole alkaloids producing endophytes from Catharanthus roseus
Abstract
Chapter Outline
Conflict of interest
21.1 Introduction
21.2 Biosynthetic pathway of indole alkaloids
21.3 Source of endophyte(s) for indole alkaloids
21.4 Extraction and quantification of indole alkaloids from endophyte(s)/Catharanthus roseus
21.5 Biological activities associated with endophyte (s) isolated from Catharanthus roseus L
21.6 Endophyte (s) and other biotechnological strategies for the enhancement of indole alkaloids production in Catharanthus roseus L
21.7 Future perspectives and conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Index

Joginder Singh Panwar

Prof. Joginder Singh is a Professor at the Department of Botany, Nagaland University, Lumami, Nagaland, India. Previously, he worked as a Professor in the School of Bioengineering and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University and also as a Young Scientist at Microbial Biotechnology and Biofertilizer Laboratory, Department of Botany, Jai Narain Vyas University on a research project funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. He is an active member of various scientific societies and organizations, including the Association of Microbiologists of India, the Indian Society of Salinity Research Scientists, the Indian Society for Radiation Biology, and the European Federation of Biotechnology. He has published extensively with Elsevier and Springer both in journals and books. He serves as a reviewer for many prestigious journals, including Current Research in Engineering, Science and Technology; Journal of Cleaner Production; Science of the Total Environment; Environmental Monitoring and Assessment; Pedosphere; Soil and Sediment Contamination; Symbiosis; International Journal of Phytoremediation; Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety; Annals of Agricultural Sciences; and Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.

Affiliations and expertise

Professor, Department of Botany, Nagaland University, Nagaland, India

Jastin Samuel

Dr. Jastin Samuel (PhD) is working as Assistant Professor leading waste valorization research lab at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India. He has more than a decade experience in R&D. He has been an active part of DST, EU-DBT, and CSIR-funded projects. He was awarded the prestigious CSIR-SRF fellowship in Engineering (ENG42) in 2013. Along with his team, he has developed lab-scale mine wastewater treatment system for opencast mines at Orissa, India; established ETP tertiary treatment facility for two industries (sugar industry and distillery industry) with reuse and business proposition in Andhra Pradesh, India, that is, approved by CPCB; established a water treatment facility at Pondicherry in PPP mode with the State Government. He is presently working on pathway assessment and mitigation of Micro and Nano-plastics. He has been a member of review boards of various journals and conferences in India and abroad.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor at the Department of Microbiology, and leads the Waste Valorization Research Lab, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India

Ajay Kumar

Ajay Kumar is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, at JECRC University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. His areas of research include artificial intelligence, materials, incremental sheet forming, additive manufacturing, advanced manufacturing, Industry 4.0, waste management, and optimization techniques.

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Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, JECRC University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

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