Bioactive Compounds from Extremophiles - Genomic Studies, Biosynthetic Gene Clusters, and New Dereplication Methods

This SpringerBrief sheds new light on bioactive materials from extremophiles with the focus on the biosynthesis processes and related genomics. 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.- Activating the expression of natural product biosynthetic gene clusters.- Bioprospecting metagenomes for new bioactive agents.- Dereplication methods for identifying new secondary metabolites from extremophiles.- Summary and concluding remarks.

Summary

This SpringerBrief sheds new light on bioactive materials from extremophiles with the focus on the biosynthesis processes and related genomics. 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: 9783319148359
• ISBN: 978-3-31-914835-9
• No. of pages: 58
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 3 mm
• Weight: 114 g
• Illustrations: V, 58 p. 13 illus., 7 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