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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457451003321

Titolo

Mycofactories [[electronic resource] /] / editor, Ana Lúcia Leitão

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Oak Park, Ill.?], : Bentham eBooks, [2011]

ISBN

1-60805-223-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (154 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LeitãoAna Lúcia

Disciplina

660.62

Soggetti

Fungi - Biotechnology

Electronic books.

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

01 Title.pdf; 02 Cover Page; 03 eBooks End User License Agreement-Website; 05 FOREWORD; 06 PREFACE; 07 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; 08 Chapter 1; 09 Chapter 2; 10 Chapter 3; 11 Chapter 4; 12 Chapter 5; 13 Chapter 6; 14 Chapter 7; 15 Index

Sommario/riassunto

Fungi are extremely versatile microorganisms as a biotechnology tool having the advantage of being relatively easy to grow, thus making them suitable for large scale production. Fungi have been successfully employed for biotransformations ranging from food manufacturing to drug design. Mycofactories comprise a substantial share of significant current research in the area of fungal biotechnology, and constitutes an effort to compile high level research in this domain. Topics include applications of fungi as a main source for the production of enzymes, manufacture of food derivatives, pigments a