Bioactive Compounds from Marine Extremophiles

This SpringerBrief sheds new light on bioactive materials from marine extremophiles. It deals with all aspects of the chemical compounds produced by organisms living under extreme conditions that may have potential as drugs or lead to novel drugs for human use.

List of contents

Introduction.- Culturable marine microorganisms.- Culturable marine microorganisms isolated from piezophiles and deep-sea environments.- Culturable marine microorganisms isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal vents.- Culturable marine microorganisms isolated from marine invertebrates and other organisms.- Unculturable marine microorganisms.- Summary and concluding remarks.

Summary

This SpringerBrief sheds new light on bioactive materials from marine extremophiles. It deals with all aspects of the chemical compounds produced by organisms living under extreme conditions that may have potential as drugs or lead to novel drugs for human use.

Product details

• Authors: Lesley-An Giddings, Lesley-Ann Giddings, David J Newman, David J. Newman
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2015
• EAN: 9783319143606
• ISBN: 978-3-31-914360-6
• No. of pages: 150
• Dimensions: 167 mm x 234 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 260 g
• Illustrations: V, 150 p. 25 illus., 2 illus. in color.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Microbiology; SpringerBriefs in Microbiology / Extremophilic Bacteria; Extremophilic Bacteria; SpringerBriefs in Microbiology; Extremophilic Bacteria
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Microbiology