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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298278203321

Autore

Giddings Lesley-Ann

Titolo

Bioactive Compounds from Extremophiles : Genomic Studies, Biosynthetic Gene Clusters, and New Dereplication Methods / / by Lesley-Ann Giddings, David J. Newman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-14836-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (63 p.)

Collana

Extremophilic Bacteria, , 2570-4648

Disciplina

578.758

Soggetti

Microbiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.