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Fungal Secondary Metabolites

Synthesis and Applications in Agroecosystem

  • 1st Edition - September 19, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Heba I. Mohamed, Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam
  • Language: English

Fungal Secondary Metabolites: Synthesis and Applications in Agroecosystem presents the properties and biotechnological applications of fungal metabolites and their industria… Read more

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Description

Fungal Secondary Metabolites: Synthesis and Applications in Agroecosystem presents the properties and biotechnological applications of fungal metabolites and their industrial, pharmaceutical, antimicrobial, and anticancer applications.
Chapters cover topics including the role of fungal metabolites in the management of biotic or abiotic stress, microbial alkaloids and their pharmaceutical and agricultural applications, and fungal metabolites as novel plant pathogen antagonists. In order to develop novel bioactive compounds, researchers must understand the agricultural applications of fungal metabolites. This book provides expert insights from around the globe highlighting the latest understanding and future prospects for their use.
Plant and agri-food environmental scientists, researchers, graduate, and post-graduate students in related fields will find value in this reference book which is published as part of the Nanobiotechnology for Plant Protection series.

Key features

  • Addresses the link between fungal secondary metabolites and health
  • Covers cryptic genes and their link to the production of bioactive compounds
  • Explores possibilities for producing bio-based business solutions

Readership

Plant and agri-food environmental scientists and researchers, graduate and post-graduate students in related fields

Table of contents

Series Preface
Preface

1. Synthesis and application of fungal secondary metabolites in agroecosystems: A note from the editors

2. Fungal metabolites and role in management of abiotic stress

3. Endophytic fungi: plant growth-promoting phytohormones and application

4. Microbial alkaloids and their application in pharmaceutical and agriculture applications

5. Secondary metabolites of lichens and their application

6. Biocontrol of Aspergillus and Penicillium mycotoxin: benefits and limitations

7. Biocontrol of mycotoxins: dynamics and mechanism of actions

8. Secondary metabolites of Verticillim spp. And their application against biotic and abiotic stress

9. Fungal pigments: secondary metabolites and their application

10. Chitinase production and their application

11. Exopolysaccharides produced by fungi and their environmental applications

12. Ergot alkaloids from Claviceps: production and pharmacological properties

13. Fungal Metabolites as Anticancer Agent and Their Agricultural Applications

14. Microbial metabolites and role in remediation of heavy metal and removal of toxic dyes

15. Microbial Plant growth promoting and Their Induction in Abiotic Stress Management

16. An enigmatic secondary metabolite: Melanins and potential for industrial use

17. Microbial Nanoenzymes: Features and Applications

18. Antimicrobial activity of Penicillium species metabolites

19. Safety concerns on biological contaminations in fermented foods: Special focus on fungi and mycotoxins

20. Fungal volatile organic compounds

21. Role of microbes in altering the plant metabolome under stressful environments

22. Metabolic Engineering of Fungal Secondary Metabolism in Plants for Stress Tolerance

23. Differential fungal metabolite accumulation in response to abiotic and biotic stresses

24. Response Mechanism of Plants to secondary metabolites production

25. Types and applications of potential antibiotics produced by fungi

26. Role of fungal metabolites in pharmaceutical and human health

27. Production of phenolic secondary metabolites by endophytic fungi: Importance and Implications

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 19, 2023
  • Language: English

About the editors

HM

Heba I. Mohamed

Heba I. Mohamed is Professor of Plant Physiology in the Department of Biological and Geological Sciences Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. Her research interests include biotic and abiotic stresses, plant biochemistry, use of eco-friendly compounds to alleviate plant stress, plant secondary metabolites, and genetic differences between different genotypes.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Plant Physiology, Biological and Geological Sciences Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

KA

Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam

Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam is currently a research professor at the Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza. He earned his PhD in molecular plant pathology through a joint program between Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Germany, and Suez Canal University, Egypt, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Christian Albrechts University. His research focuses on nanobiotechnology applications in agriculture and plant protection, and he has authored numerous peer‑reviewed articles and edited books with major international publishers. His scientific contributions have been recognized nationally and regionally, including awards from the Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils for research excellence in biotechnology and the Egyptian State Award for Agricultural Scientific Excellence from the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology. He has been recognized among the world’s top 2% most influential scientists in nanobiotechnology for three consecutive years (2021–2023), according to global rankings developed by Stanford University. Since 2019, he has served as the Editor-in-Chief of two Elsevier book series, Nanobiotechnology for Plant Protection and Genome Modified Plants and Microbes in Food and Agriculture.
Affiliations and expertise
Research Professor, Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt

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