Bioeconomy of Streptomyces

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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This book provides a comprehensive understanding of streptomycetes, highlighting their various habitats, diversity, genetic structure, and metabolic engineering techniques to enhance the production of secondary metabolites. It also presents techniques for the isolation, cultivation, biochemical identification, chemotaxonomy, and phylogenetic analysis of streptomycetes. The book explores the production of bioactive compounds from streptomycetes, including novel natural products, antimicrobial agents, pharmaceuticals, medicinal compounds, and bioactive enzymes. Furthermore, the book examines the diverse applications of streptomycetes in agriculture, medicine, industry, and bioremediation. The chapters emphasize the latest technological advancements such as bioprocess optimization, genetic engineering, metabolic engineering, genome mining, and pathway engineering for enhancing the production of secondary metabolites from Streptomyces. As such, this book is of interest to academicians, researchers, and professionals working in the fields of bioprocessing, microbiology, industrial microbiology, medical microbiology, fermentation technology, and biotechnology.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-04-07
Mått156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt480 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor248
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781032694573

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Kashyap Kumar Dubey is currently Professor and Dean, School of Biotechnology at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (India). He is working in the area of sustainability, process development, and removal of antineoplastic compounds from aqueous waste. He is running two research projects sanctioned by ICMR-DHR and CRG-DST and has completed six projects funded by DBT (Horizon 2020) on Clean Water for Health, BIRAC-DBT (PACE), BRICS-DST, UGC, and SERB on microbial process development. He has been significantly published in the area of biomanufacturing and hospital aqueous wastewater treatment. His motivation is towards the development of low-cost decentralised technology for onsite treatment of hospital aqueous water.Dr. Punit Kumar is an accomplished researcher and educator in the field of biotechnology, with a focus on microbial bioprocessing and bioengineering. He holds a Ph.D. in Biotechnology and has demonstrated excellence throughout his academic journey. His research work during his Ph.D. revolved around enhancing lipstatin production from Streptomyces toxytricini under submerged fermentation. With a keen interest in teaching and imparting knowledge, Punit Kumar has had several teaching experiences at various prestigious institutes. He has mentored both undergraduate and postgraduate students, contributing to their academic growth and fostering their interest in biotechnology. He has made significant contributions to the field of biotechnology through his research articles and book chapters published in reputable international journals and books. His research focuses on microbial biodegradation, bioengineering, and bioprocessing, with special attention to novel applications of microorganisms in various industries. Dr. Punit Kumar is an active member of esteemed research societies, including the Indian Science Congress, the Association of Microbiologists of India, and the Biotech Research Society of India.

1. Exploring the Ecological and Molecular Frontiers of Streptomyces: From Soil to Sea. 2. Introduction of Streptomyces as Microbial Drug Factory of Actinomycetes and Rich Source of Novel Secondary Metabolites. 3. Bioprocess Optimization and Scale-Up to Enhance the Production of Secondary Metabolites from Streptomyces. 4. Potential Biotechnological and Industrial Applications of Streptomyces spp. Metabolites. 5. Production of Medicinal Compounds From Streptomycetes. 6. Streptomyces as a Novel Source of Enzymes and Approaches to Enhance the Production of Enzymes. 7. Application of Streptomycetes in Medicine. 8. Streptomycetes: A Promising Biological Tool for Bioremediation of Environmental Contaminants. 9. Biological Features of Streptomycetes Biofilms and their Role in the Biotechnology Industry. 10. Streptomyces as Source of Secondary Metabolites and Bioprocessing Strategies for Enhanced Production of Secondary Metabolites. 11. Genetic Engineering of Streptomycetes to Enhance the Production of Secondary Metabolites. 12. A Comprehensive Study of the Role of Streptomyces in the Food Industry and the Contribution of Biotechnological Approaches.