Lesley-Ann Giddings, David J. Newman

Bioactive Compounds from Extremophiles

Genomic Studies, Biosynthetic Gene Clusters, and New Dereplication Methods

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• SpringerBriefs in Microbiology
• Verlag: Springer / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-319-14835-9
• 2015
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 114g
• ISBN-13: 9783319148359
• ISBN-10: 3319148354
• Artikelnr.: 41961998

Inhaltsangabe

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.