New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Recent Advances in Application of Fungi and Fungal Metabolites: Applications in Healthcare
Published on 19. August 2020
232 pages
978-0-12-822555-4 (ISBN)
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New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Recent Advances in Application of Fungi and Fungal Metabolites: Applications in Healthcare presents an account of recent development and applied aspects of fungi and its metabolites in the healthcare sector. Chapters are written by eminent researchers, emphasizing the incredible role of fungi and its metabolites in the field of medicine. This book offers reference material to all mycologists working on the exploration and usage of medicinal aspects of fungi and fungal metabolites.
- Introduces the aspects and advances of fungi and fungal metabolites in healthcare
- Includes a description of traditional uses and modern practices on how to harness the potential of fungi and its metabolites in healthcare applications
- Provides details surrounding the use of fungi and its metabolites in medical purposes
- Describes potential manifold prospects of fungi and fungal metabolites
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Joginder Singh Panwar | Praveen Gehlot
New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Recent Advances in Application of Fungi and Fungal Metabolites: Applications in Healthcare
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08/2020
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1. Prospects for macro-fungal metabolites in human health2. Endophytic fungi: A New Hope for Drug Discovery3. Pharmacological Applications of Medicinal Mushroom4. Pharmacologically active fungal secondary metabolites in Lichen symbiosis5. Therapeutic potency of bioactive compounds from fungal endophytes6. Fungal origin antibiotics: the current scenario in pharmacology industries7. Role of fungi in neurodegenerative diseases8. Fungal secondary metabolites with potential anticancer activity9. Encounter of Fungal Secondary Metabolites: A Promising Source of Anti-cancer Drugs10. Neoteric trends in marine fungi research as promising and alternate source of anticancer phytochemicals11. Fungal Enzyme inhibitors: Repository of novel cancer therapeutics12. Enhancement of anticancer secondary metabolites production in fungi with biotechnological aspects13. Fungal Metabolites- A Potential Source of Anti-Viral Compounds14. Myconanoparticles as an effective antimicrobial against MDR (Multi Drug Resistant) pathogens15. Chitin: Promising biopolymer for biomedical application16. Status of fungal disease in silkworm17. Anti-pathogenic activity of fungal secondary metabolites: with special reference to human pathogenic bacteria18. Hypoglycaemic potential of mushrooms and their metabolites 19. Marine Fungi: promising source for anticancer compounds20. Bio-medical applications of 4-hydroxycoumarin as fungal metabolite and its derivatives
