Bacterial Secondary Metabolites: Synthesis and Applications in Agroecosystem presents the structure, properties, and biotechnological applications of bacterial metabolites and their upcoming industrial, pharmaceutical, antimicrobial, and anticancer applications.
Chapters cover topics such as the use of lactic acid bacteria as an antifungal and antibacterial agent, bacterial siderophores structure and potential applications, and the role of cyanobacteria metabolites in disease management, among others. Plant and agri-food environmental scientists and researchers, graduate and post-graduate students in related fields will benefit from this reference book which is published as part of the series Nanobiotechnology for Plant Protection.
- Explores how research might lead to the production of new bio-based commercial solutions to tackle global agricultural and human diseases
- Contains extensive information to understand the intricate processes of cryptic genes and their relationship to the synthesis of bioactive chemicals
- Provides in-depth insights into microbial biotechnology, namely secondary metabolites
