Fungal Biotechnology

Industrial Applications and Market Potential
Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-0-443-13263-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 740 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 1497 g

Fungal Biotechnology: Industrial Applications and Market Potential provides a comprehensive and holistic review on the uses of filamentous fungi in food, agriculture, and pharmaceutical industries. In addition to genetic and metabolic engineering approaches for heterologous proteins production in fungi, the book focuses on fungi as a source of bioactive compounds like enzymes, polysaccharides, alkaloids, glycoproteins, and phytohormones. It describes recent trends in the use of fungi for solid waste management and its subsequent conversion into value added products. As a complete guide on the broad uses of microfungi in different industrial sectors while maintaining a sustainable environment, this book is a beneficial resource for students, researchers, and scientists as an effective means of imparting knowledge on the current trends and future perspectives in the field of fungal biotechnology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Singh, Ram Sarup

Bhari, Ranjeeta

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Mykologie, Pilze

Inhaltsverzeichnis

11. Fungal biotechnology: An overview SECTION 1 Fungal bioactives 2. Production of organic acids by filamentous fungi: A review 3. Production of heterologous proteins in filamentous fungi 4. Fungi as sources of industrial enzymes: Sources, production, properties, structure and applications 5. Fungal synthesis of nanoparticles and its applications 6. Engineered living materials based on fungi 7. Multi-omics research in fungus: Current progress and future prospects SECTION 2 Fungi in food and pharmaceutical industries 8. Fungal single cell proteins 9. Global perspectives on fungal fermented foods: Nutritional benefits, microbial diversity and sustainability 10. Biopharmaceuticals from filamentous fungi 11. Fungal lectins in biomedical research 12. Alkaloids from mangrove fungi: Applications and market potential 13. Industrial biotransformations using fungi 14. Isolation and characterization of mycotoxins and their control 15. Properties and applications of fungal polysaccharides 16. Bioactive glucans from mushroom spores 17. Biotechnological approaches in the production of fungal pigments 18. Fungal alchemy: Harnessing fungi and their enzymes for flavor production SECTION 3 Fungi in agriculture 19. Fungal phytohormones 20. Current trends on using AM fungi as biofertilizers 21. Framework for mass production of entomopathogenic fungi in bioeconomy context 22. Mycoherbicides: An eco-smart alternative for sustainable weed control SECTION 4 Fungi in waste management 23. Filamentous fungi in valorization of pollutants from aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems 24. Fungi in solid waste management and material recycling 25. Mycopackaging approaches toward environmental protection 26. Fungi as potent bioresource for biofuel production

Über Autor(innen)

Bhari, Ranjeeta
Dr. Ranjeeta Bhari is Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Punjabi University, Patiala (Punjab), India. She has a PhD in Biotechnology in the area of Microbial technology, fungal glycoproteins and their therapeutic value. Her research interests fungi and their applications in biotechnology, fungal enzymes, proteins, glycoproteins and their applications in agriculture and management of solid waste. She has published review articles in Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, Biotechnology Advances and Current Microbiology. She has also contributed chapters in edited books. She is a life member of Biotechnology Research Society, India (BRSI) and Mycological Society of India (MSI).

Singh, Ram Sarup
Dr. Singh is working in the area of Industrial Biotechnology particularly industrial enzymes, biopolymers, glycoproteins, biofuels, etc. from fungal sources. He has more than 300 publications, including 200 research papers, 5 books, 45 book chapters, and 50 popular articles and has been granted 2 Indian patents. He has many national and international awards to his credit. He is Fellow of Biotech Research Society of India, Association of Microbiologists of India and Mycological Society of India. He was guest editor of Biologia, Indian Journal of Experimental biology and Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research in 2012.