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2 The extremophilic pharmacy: drug discovery at the limits of life
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Henry L. Stennett
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- Frontmatter i
- Preface v
- Contents ix
- Contributing authors xvii
- 1 Extremophiles: a promising source of novel natural products 1
- 2 The extremophilic pharmacy: drug discovery at the limits of life 43
- 3 Metabolic engineering of thermophilic bacteria for production of biotechnologically interesting compounds 73
- 4 Extremozymes: from discovery to novel bio-products 97
- 5 The compatible solute ectoine: protection mechanisms, strain development, and industrial production 121
- 6 Thermophilic photosynthesis-based microbial communities – energy production and conversion 153
- 7 Photosynthesis at high latitudes – adaptation of photosynthetic microorganisms to Nordic climates 165
- 8 Roles of extremophiles in the bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contaminated soil environment 197
- 9 Bioremediative potential of bacteria in cold desert environments 231
- 10 Subsurface extremophiles and nuclear waste storage 243
- 11 Metal bioleaching: fundamentals and geobiotechnical application of aerobic and anaerobic acidophiles 261
- 12 Cyanobacterium-based technologies in space and on Earth 289
- 13 The biotechnological potential of yeast under extreme conditions 313
- 14 Biotechnological potential of tardigrades 357
- Index 391
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- Preface v
- Contents ix
- Contributing authors xvii
- 1 Extremophiles: a promising source of novel natural products 1
- 2 The extremophilic pharmacy: drug discovery at the limits of life 43
- 3 Metabolic engineering of thermophilic bacteria for production of biotechnologically interesting compounds 73
- 4 Extremozymes: from discovery to novel bio-products 97
- 5 The compatible solute ectoine: protection mechanisms, strain development, and industrial production 121
- 6 Thermophilic photosynthesis-based microbial communities – energy production and conversion 153
- 7 Photosynthesis at high latitudes – adaptation of photosynthetic microorganisms to Nordic climates 165
- 8 Roles of extremophiles in the bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contaminated soil environment 197
- 9 Bioremediative potential of bacteria in cold desert environments 231
- 10 Subsurface extremophiles and nuclear waste storage 243
- 11 Metal bioleaching: fundamentals and geobiotechnical application of aerobic and anaerobic acidophiles 261
- 12 Cyanobacterium-based technologies in space and on Earth 289
- 13 The biotechnological potential of yeast under extreme conditions 313
- 14 Biotechnological potential of tardigrades 357
- Index 391
