Fungi
Biology and Applications
(Sprache: Englisch)
Fungi: Biology and Applications, Second Edition provides a comprehensive treatment of fungi, covering biochemistry, genetics and the medical and economic significance of these organisms at introductory level. With no prior knowledge of the subject assumed,...
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Fungi: Biology and Applications, Second Edition provides a comprehensive treatment of fungi, covering biochemistry, genetics and the medical and economic significance of these organisms at introductory level. With no prior knowledge of the subject assumed, the opening chapters offer a broad overview of the basics of fungal biology, in particular the physiology and genetics of fungi and also a new chapter on the application of genomics to fungi. Later chapters move on to include more detailed coverage of topics such as antibiotic and chemical commodities from fungi, new chapters on biotechnological use of fungal enzymes and fungal proteomics, and fungal diseases of humans, antifungal agents for use in human therapy and fungal pathogens of plants.
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Fungi: Biology and Applications , Second Edition provides a comprehensive treatment of fungi, covering biochemistry, genetics and the medical and economic significance of these organisms at introductory level. With no prior knowledge of the subject assumed, the opening chapters offer a broad overview of the basics of fungal biology, in particular the physiology and genetics of fungi and also a new chapter on the application of genomics to fungi. Later chapters move on to include more detailed coverage of topics such as antibiotic and chemical commodities from fungi, new chapters on biotechnological use of fungal enzymes and fungal proteomics, and fungal diseases of humans, antifungal agents for use in human therapy and fungal pathogens of plants.
Fungi: Biology and Applications, Second Edition provides a comprehensive, introductory treatment of fungi, covering biochemistry, genetics and the medical and economic significance of these organisms. With no prior knowledge of the subject assumed, the opening chapters offer a broad overview of the basics of fungal biology, in particular the physiology and genetics of fungi and also a new chapter on the application of genomics to fungi. The book then moves on to include detailed coverage of topics such as antibiotic and chemical commodities from fungi, new chapters on biotechnological use of fungal enzymes and fungal proteomics, and fungal diseases of humans, antifungal agents for use in human therapy and fungal pathogens of plants.
- Fully updated and including three new chapters on Applications to Genomics to fungi, Biotechnological use of Fungal Enzymes and Fungal Proteomics
- Includes revision questions and further reading
- Comprehensive treatment of the medical and economic importance on everyday life
- Invaluable for undergraduates taking a first course on fungal biology or mycology
- Written by internationally respected experts in the field
- Colour plate sectionfer a broad overview of the basics of fungal biology, in particular the physiology and genetics of fungi and also a new chapter on the application of genomics to fungi. The book then moves on to include detailed coverage of topics such as antibiotic and chemical commodities from fungi, new chapters on biotechnological use of fungal enzymes and fungal proteomics, and fungal diseases of humans, antifungal agents for use in human therapy and fungal pathogens of plants.
- Fully updated and including three new chapters on Applications to Genomics to fungi, Biotechnological use of Fungal Enzymes and Fungal Proteomics
- Includes revision questions and further reading
- Comprehensive treatment of t
- Fully updated and including three new chapters on Applications to Genomics to fungi, Biotechnological use of Fungal Enzymes and Fungal Proteomics
- Includes revision questions and further reading
- Comprehensive treatment of the medical and economic importance on everyday life
- Invaluable for undergraduates taking a first course on fungal biology or mycology
- Written by internationally respected experts in the field
- Colour plate sectionfer a broad overview of the basics of fungal biology, in particular the physiology and genetics of fungi and also a new chapter on the application of genomics to fungi. The book then moves on to include detailed coverage of topics such as antibiotic and chemical commodities from fungi, new chapters on biotechnological use of fungal enzymes and fungal proteomics, and fungal diseases of humans, antifungal agents for use in human therapy and fungal pathogens of plants.
- Fully updated and including three new chapters on Applications to Genomics to fungi, Biotechnological use of Fungal Enzymes and Fungal Proteomics
- Includes revision questions and further reading
- Comprehensive treatment of t
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Fungi “
- List of Contributors- Preface
1. Introduction to Fungal Physiology (Graeme M. Walker and Nia A. White)
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Morphology of Yeasts and Fungi
1.3 Ultrastructure and Function of Fungal Cells
1.4 Fungal Nutrition and Cellular Biosyntheses
1.5 Fungal Metabolism
1.6 Fungal Growth and Reproduction
1.7 Conclusions Revision Questions References Further Reading
2. Fungal Genetics (Malcolm Whiteway and Catherine Bachewich)
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Fungal Life Cycles
2.3 Sexual Analysis: Regulation of Mating
2.4 Unique Characteristics of Filamentous Fungi that are Advantageous for Genetic Analysis
2.5 Genetics as a Tool
2.6 Conclusion Acknowledgement Revision Questions References Further Reading
3. Fungal Genomics (David Fitzpatrick and Edgar Mauricio Medina Tovar)
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Genome Sequencing
3.3 Bioinformatics Tools
3.4 Comparative Genomics
3.5 Genomics and the Fungal Tree of Life
3.6 Online Fungal Genomic Resources
3.7 Conclusion Revision Questions Further Reading
4. Fungal Genetics: A Post-Genomic Perspective (Brendan Curran and Virginia Bugeja)
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Genomics
4.3 Transcriptomics and Proteomics
4.4 Proteomics
4.5 Systems Biology
4.6 Conclusion
4.7 Revision Questions References Further Reading
5. Fungal Fermentation Systems and Products (Kevin Kavanagh)
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Fungal Fermentation Systems
5.3 Commercial Fungal Products
5.4 Conclusion Revision Questions References Further Reading
6. Pharmaceutical and Chemical Commodities from Fungi (Karina A. Horgan and Richard A. Murphy)
6.1 Introduction to Pharmaceutical and Chemical Commodities
6.2 Fungal Metabolism
6.3 Antibiotic Production
6.4 Pharmacologically Active Products
6.5 Chemical Commodities
6.6 Yeast Extracts
6.7 Enriched Yeast
6.8 Conclusions Revision Questions References Further Reading
7. Biotechnological Use of Fungal Enzymes (Shauna M. McKelvey and Richard A. Murphy)
7.1
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Introduction to Enzymes
7.2 Enzymes in Industry
7.3 Current Enzyme Applications
7.4 Future Direction of Industrial Enzymes
7.5 Specific Enzymes
7.6 Enzyme Production Strategies
7.7 Conclusions Revision Questions References Further Reading
8. The Biotechnological Exploitation of Heterologous Protein Production in Fungi (Brendan Curran and Virginia Bugeja)
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Heterologous Protein Expression in Fungi
8.3 Case Study: Hepatitis B Vaccine: A Billion Dollar Heterologous Protein from Yeast
8.4 Further Biotechnological Applications of Expression Technology
8.5 Conclusions Revision Questions Further Reading
9. Fungal Proteomics (Sean Doyle)
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Protein Isolation and Purification
9.3 Electrophoretic Techniques
9.4 Protein Mass Spectrometry
9.5 Fungal Proteomics
9.6 Specialized Proteomics Applications in Fungal Research
9.7 Conclusion Revision Questions Further Reading
10. Fungal Infections of Humans (Derek J. Sullivan, Gary P. Moran and David C. Coleman)
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Superficial Mycoses
10.3 Opportunistic Mycoses
10.4 Endemic Systemic Mycoses
10.5 Mycotoxicoses
10.6 Concluding Remarks Revision Questions Further Reading
11. Antifungal Agents for Use in Human Therapy (Khaled H. Abu-Elteen and Mawieh Hamad)
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Drugs Targeting the Plasma Membrane
11.3 Drugs Targeting the Cell Wall
11.4 Drugs Targeting Nucleic Acid and Protein Synthesis
11.5 Novel Therapies
11.6 Conclusions Revision Questions References Further Reading
12. Fungal Pathogens of Plants (Fiona Doohan)
12.1 Fungal Pathogens of Plants
12.2 Disease Symptoms
12.3 Factors Influencing Disease Development
12.4 The Disease Cycle
12.5 Genetics of the Plant-Fungal Pathogen Interaction
12.6 Mechanisms of Fungal Plant Parasitism
12.7 Mechanisms of Host Defence
12.8 Disease Control
12.9 Disease Detection and Diagnosis
12.10 Vascular Wilt Diseases
12.11 Blights
12.12 Rots and Damping-Off Diseases
12.13 Leaf and Stem Spots, Anthracnose and Scabs
12.14 Rusts, Smuts and Powdery Mildew Diseases
12.15 Global Repercussions of Fungal Diseases of Plants
12.16 Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- Revision Questions
- References
- Further Reading
- Answers to Revision Questions
- Indexs
11.5 Novel Therapies
11.6 Conclusions Revision Questi
7.2 Enzymes in Industry
7.3 Current Enzyme Applications
7.4 Future Direction of Industrial Enzymes
7.5 Specific Enzymes
7.6 Enzyme Production Strategies
7.7 Conclusions Revision Questions References Further Reading
8. The Biotechnological Exploitation of Heterologous Protein Production in Fungi (Brendan Curran and Virginia Bugeja)
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Heterologous Protein Expression in Fungi
8.3 Case Study: Hepatitis B Vaccine: A Billion Dollar Heterologous Protein from Yeast
8.4 Further Biotechnological Applications of Expression Technology
8.5 Conclusions Revision Questions Further Reading
9. Fungal Proteomics (Sean Doyle)
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Protein Isolation and Purification
9.3 Electrophoretic Techniques
9.4 Protein Mass Spectrometry
9.5 Fungal Proteomics
9.6 Specialized Proteomics Applications in Fungal Research
9.7 Conclusion Revision Questions Further Reading
10. Fungal Infections of Humans (Derek J. Sullivan, Gary P. Moran and David C. Coleman)
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Superficial Mycoses
10.3 Opportunistic Mycoses
10.4 Endemic Systemic Mycoses
10.5 Mycotoxicoses
10.6 Concluding Remarks Revision Questions Further Reading
11. Antifungal Agents for Use in Human Therapy (Khaled H. Abu-Elteen and Mawieh Hamad)
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Drugs Targeting the Plasma Membrane
11.3 Drugs Targeting the Cell Wall
11.4 Drugs Targeting Nucleic Acid and Protein Synthesis
11.5 Novel Therapies
11.6 Conclusions Revision Questions References Further Reading
12. Fungal Pathogens of Plants (Fiona Doohan)
12.1 Fungal Pathogens of Plants
12.2 Disease Symptoms
12.3 Factors Influencing Disease Development
12.4 The Disease Cycle
12.5 Genetics of the Plant-Fungal Pathogen Interaction
12.6 Mechanisms of Fungal Plant Parasitism
12.7 Mechanisms of Host Defence
12.8 Disease Control
12.9 Disease Detection and Diagnosis
12.10 Vascular Wilt Diseases
12.11 Blights
12.12 Rots and Damping-Off Diseases
12.13 Leaf and Stem Spots, Anthracnose and Scabs
12.14 Rusts, Smuts and Powdery Mildew Diseases
12.15 Global Repercussions of Fungal Diseases of Plants
12.16 Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
- Revision Questions
- References
- Further Reading
- Answers to Revision Questions
- Indexs
11.5 Novel Therapies
11.6 Conclusions Revision Questi
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Bibliographische Angaben
- 2011, 2. Aufl., 376 Seiten, Maße: 24,4 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Herausgegeben von Kavanagh, Kevin
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 0470977108
- ISBN-13: 9780470977101
Sprache:
Englisch
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