Biosynthesis and Molecular Genetics of Fungal Secondary Metabolites, 2014 Fungal Biology Series

This volume describes the more relevant secondary metabolites of different fungi with current information on their biosynthesis and molecular genetics. Bolstered with color illustrations and photographs, the book describes the possible application of molecular genetics to directed strain improvement in great detail. The needs for future developments in this field are also discussed at length

Written by authorities in the field, Biosynthesis and Molecular Genetics of Fungal Secondary Metabolites provides a cutting-edge perspective on fungal secondary metabolism and underlying genetics and is a valuable resource for scientists, researchers, and educators in the field of fungal biology.

1. Valuable Secondary Metabolites from Fungi
Arnold L. Demain

2. Penicillins
Carlos García-Estrada and Juan-Francisco Martín

3. Cephalosporins
Sandra Bloemendal and Ulrich Kück

4. Cyclosporines: Biosynthesis and Beyond
Tony Velkov and Alfons Lawen

5. Aflatoxin Biosynthesis: Regulation and Subcellular Localization
John E. Linz, Josephine M. Wee, and Ludmila V. Roze 

6. Roquefortine C and Related Prenylated Indole Alkaloids
Juan-Francisco Martín, Paloma Liras, and Carlos García-Estrada

7. Ochratoxin A and Related Mycotoxins
Massimo Reverberi, Anna Adele Fabbri, and Corrado Fanelli

8. Carotenoids
Javier Ávalos, Violeta Díaz-Sánchez, Jorge García-Martínez, Marta Castrillo, Macarena Ruger-Herreros, and M. Carmen Limón

9. Astaxanthin and Related Xanthophylls
Jennifer Alcaino, Marcelo Baeza, and Victor Cifuentes

10. Gibberellins and the Red Pigments Bikaverin and Fusarubin
Lena Studt and BettinaTudzynski

11. Fusarins and Fusaric Acid in Fusaria
Eva-Maria Niehaus, Violeta Díaz-Sánchez, Katharina von Bargen, Karin Kleigrewe, Hans-Ulrich Humpf, M. Carmen Limón, and Bettina Tudzynski

12. Lovastatin, Compactin, and Related Anticholesterolemic Agents
David Dietrich and John C. Vederas

13. Meroterpenoids
Yudai Matsuda and Ikuro Abe

14. Ergot Alkaloids
Paul Tudzynski and Lisa Neubauer

15. Fungal NRPS-dependent Siderophores: from Function to Prediction
Jens Laurids Sørensen, Michael Knudsen, Frederik Teilfeldt Hansen, Claus Olesen, Patricia Romans Fuertes, T. Verne Lee, Teis Esben Sondergaard, Christian N. S. Pedersen, Ditlev Egeskov Brodersen, and Henriette Giese

Juan-Francisco Martín, PhD
University of León, Department of Molecular Biology, Area of Microbiology, León, Spain

Carlos García-Estrada, DVM, PhD
Institute of Biotechnology of León (INBIOTEC), Parque Científico de León, León, Spain

Susanne Zeilinger, PhD
Vienna University of Technology, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Vienna, Austria

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