Fungal Secondary Metabolism

Library Preparation and Data Analysis Packages for Rapid Genome Sequencing.- Bioinformatics Approaches and Software for Detection of Secondary Metabolic Gene Clusters.- Media and Growth Conditions for Induction of Secondary Metabolite Production.- Manipulating Filamentous Fungus Chemical Phenotypes by Growth on Nutritional Arrays.- The "FERMEX" Method for Metabolite-Enriched Fungal Extracts.- The Chemical Identification and Analysis of Aspergillus nidulans Secondary Metabolites.- Detection and Purification of Non-Ribosomal Peptide Synthetase Products in Neosartorya fischeri.- Production, Detection, and Purification of Clavine-Type Ergot Alkaloids.- Analysis of Volatile Compounds Emitted by Filamentous Fungi Using Solid Phase Microextraction - Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (SPME-GC/MS).- Tools for Manipulation of Secondary Metabolism Pathways: Rapid Promoter Replacements and Gene Deletions in Aspergillus nidulans.- Fast and Easy Method for Construction of Plasmid Vectors Using Modified Quick-Change Mutagenesis.- Reconstitution of a Secondary Metabolite Biosynthetic Pathway in a Heterologous Fungal Host.- Multi-Copy Genetic Screen in Aspergillus nidulans.- Identification of Protein Complexes from Filamentous Fungi with Tandem Affinity Purification.- Correlating Secondary Metabolite Production with Genetic Changes Using Differential Analysis of 2D NMR Spectra.- Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) Analysis in Filamentous Fungi.- Targeted Proteomics for Metabolic Pathway Optimization.- Investigation of In Vivo Protein Interactions in Aspergillus Spores.- Purification of a Vesicle-Vacuole (V) Fraction from Aspergillus.- Use of the Hollow Fiber Assay for the Discovery of Novel Anticancer Agents from Fungi.- Molecular Analysis of Fungal Gene Expression upon Interkingdom Competition with Insects.

From the book reviews:

"The book 'Fungal Secondary Metabolism: Methods and protocols' present methodologies currently used for accessing and discovering the information on natural products in the genome of filamentous fungi. ... Should be available in all college, research laboratories and university libraries since this information will be very useful for researchers who study fungal secondary metabolites. In addition, this information will be helpful for any researcher working on the fungal genomics." (K. W. Thilini Chethana and Kevin D. Hyde, Fungal Diversity, December, 2014)

"This is very much a how-to-do book, prepared by two particularly distinguished mycologists, and designed for those wishing to investigate the chemical possibilities of filamentous fungi. ... Steps to be commended are detailed and practical procedures illustrated, accompanied by discussions of the strength and weaknesses of different packages. ... The editors and publishers must be congratulated in the extent to which they have managed to marshal their contributors into such a common and lucid style." (IMA Fungus, Vol. 3 (2), 2012)