The Search for Bioactive Compounds from Microorganisms (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781461287612)

Biologically active compounds isolated from microorganisms continue to be vital to the development of new drugs and agricultural chemicals. This book was prepared by current and past members of the laboratory of Dr. Satoshi Omura of the Kitasato Institute in Japan. Dr. Omura and his colleagues have discovered and studied a number of important antibiotics, and in their work they have pioneered new methods for screening microbes for interesting and important compounds. This book presents strategies and methods for identifying novel molecules with several types of biological activity. In addition, the book discusses the identification of microbial compounds of agrochemical importance, presents information on chemical screening methods, and concludes with chapters on microbial strain selection, fermentation technology, and genetic engineering of antibiotic-producing microorganisms. This book will be of great interest to scientists working in the very active and competitive fields of antibiotic and agrochemical discovery.

Author: Satoshi Omura
ISBN-10: 1461287618
ISBN-13: 9781461287612
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 10/07/2011
Pages: 354
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.79d