Fungal Metabolites

This handbook compiles authoritative information about fungal metabolites and their chemistry and biotechnology. The first in the reference work series "Phytochemicals", and written by a team of international expert authors, this book provides reference information ranging from the descrip...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Mérillon, Jean-Michel (Editor), Ramawat, Kishan Gopal (Editor)
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : 2017.
Imprint: Springer,
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Reference Series in Phytochemistry,
Subjects:
Bioorganic chemistry.
Botanical chemistry.
Biotechnology.
Fungi.
Mycology.
Microbiology.
Proteins .
Plant biotechnology.
Bioorganic Chemistry.
Plant Biochemistry.
Protein Biochemistry.
Plant Biotechnology.
Online Access:Full-text access
Description
Summary:This handbook compiles authoritative information about fungal metabolites and their chemistry and biotechnology. The first in the reference work series "Phytochemicals", and written by a team of international expert authors, this book provides reference information ranging from the description of fungal natural products, over their use e.g. as anticancer agents, to microbial synthesis, even spanning to the production of secondary metabolites on industrial scale. On the other hand it also describes global health issues related to aflatoxin production in foods and agriculture, including perspectives for detoxification. The handbook characterizes different compound classes derived from fungal secondary metabolites, like ergot alkaloids and aflatoxins. The discussion puts a special emphasis on how potentially useful compounds can be obtained and what applications they can find, on the one hand, and how potential dangers can be encountered on the other hand. The comprehensive chapters in this handbook will thus appeal to readers from diverse backgrounds in chemistry, biology, life sciences, and even medicine, who are working or planning to work with fungal (secondary) metabolites and their application. They provide the readers with rich sources of reference information on important topics in this field.
Physical Description:164 illus., 83 illus. in color. eReference. online resource.
ISBN:9783319250014
ISSN:2511-8358
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-25001-4

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