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Fungi bio-prospects in sustainable agriculture, environment and nano-technology. Volume 2, Extremophilic fungi and myco-mediated environmental management / edited by Vijay Kumar Sharma [and more].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fungi--Biotechnology.
- Fungi.
- Sustainable agriculture.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (497 pages)
- Other Title:
- Extremophilic fungi and myco-mediated environmental management
- Place of Publication:
- London : Academic Press, [2021].
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Fungi Bio-Prospects in Sustainable Agriculture Environment and Nano-Technology
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Extremophilic fungi at the interface of climate change
- Introduction
- Fungal diversity in extremes ecosystems
- Cold environments
- Impact of climate change
- Diversity and abundance of fungi
- Significance
- Hot environment
- Diversity and abundance
- Acidic environment
- Alkaline environment
- Impact of climate change
- Climate change affecting extreme ecosystems
- Anthropogenic factors
- Global environmental factors
- Climate change affecting fungi
- Community structure
- Adaptation
- Shifts in fungal diversity
- Outbreaks of fungal pathogens
- Conclusion
- References
- 2 Bioprospects of extremophilic fungus Myceliopthrora thermophila: Insights from genomic analysis and recent developments
- Physiology and general features of M. thermophila
- Biotechnological potential of M. thermophila
- Characteristics of a marine ecosystem with significance to marine fungi
- Biology of the marine fungal strains
- Biological diversity and taxonomy of the marine fungi
- Marine endophytic fungi
- Screening and culture conditions for the enzyme production
- Production of various enzymes through marine driven fungal sources
- Fungal enzyme
- Submerged fermentation (SmF)/liquid fermentation (LF)-
- Solid-state fermentation (SSF)
- Characterization of fungal enzyme
- Isoelectric point
- pH and temperature optimal
- Inhibitors
- Substrate specificity
- Molecular weight
- Molecular analysis
- Purification
- The implication of bioprocess for enzyme production
- Purification of fungal enzymes
- Extraction of protein
- Removal of macromolecules
- The purity of protein vs. protein recovery
- Stability of protein
- Low vs. high resolution
- Applications of fungal enzymes
- Biotechnological applications
- Environmental applications
- Decolorization of synthetic dyes and textile effluents
- Degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
- Industrial applications
- Conclusion & future outlook
- Acknowledgments
- References
- 4 Pharmaceutical applications of marine derived fungi isolated from Gulf of Mannar.
- Production of hydrolytic and oxidative enzymes
- Cellulases
- Xylanases
- Endoxylanase
- Feruloyl esterase
- Phytase
- Trehalase
- Amylolytic enzymes
- Laccases
- Aldolactonase
- α-Galactosidase
- Other galactomannan-degrading enzymes
- Keratinase
- Chitinases
- Other industrially useful enzymes
- Production of biochemicals and products
- Genomics of M. thermophila and its strain improvement
- Conclusions and future perspectives
- 3 Marine fungal biocatalysts: The bionomical standpoint
- Introduction
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Sharma, Vijay Kumar Fungi Bio-Prospects in Sustainable Agriculture, Environment and Nano-technology : Volume 2: Extremophilic Fungi and Myco-Mediated Environmental Management
- ISBN:
- 9780128219263
- 0128219262
- OCLC:
- 1202464373
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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