Screening for Natural Products from Actinobacteria

Actinobacteria are of special biotechnological interest since they are known to produce chemically diverse compounds with a wide range of biological activity. Most actinobacteria species have the capability to synthesize many different biologically active secondary metabolites such as antibiotics, herbicides, pesticides, anti-parasitic and enzyme inhibitors. Actinobacteia isolated from Egyptian habitats proved their abilities for production of natural products. The most active metabolites produced were antibiotic and antileukemia production. Presence of Polyketide Synthase Genes proved to be a good marker for bioactive producing compounds by actinobacterial isolates.

About the author

Professor of Microbiology at Suez Canal University, got her MSc dgree in 1986, PhD dgree in 1991 through cooperation between Harvard Univ. and SCU, Associate Prof. in 1997&Prof. in 2003, Head of Botany Dept at SCU in 2009 till May 2012. She is interested in many fields: Medical Micro., Applied Biotechnology, N2 fixation, Actinomyetes& Agro-forestry

Product details

• Authors: Ahmed Deweda El Basuony, Ahmed Dewedar El Basuony, El Sha, Samar El Shahidy, Samira Mansour, Samira R Mansour, Samira R. Mansour
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2015
• EAN: 9783659678004
• ISBN: 978-3-659-67800-4
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 220 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 345 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Microbiology