Main description:

Over the last decade considerable progress has been made in white biotechnology research and further major scientific and technological breakthroughs are expected in the future. The first large-scale industrial applications of modern biotechnology have been in the areas of food and animal feed production (agricultural/green biotechnology) and in pharmaceuticals (medical/red biotechnology). In contrast, the productions of bioactive compounds through fermentation or enzymatic conversion are known as industrial or white biotchnology. The fungi are ubiquitous in nature and have been sorted out from different habitats, including extreme environments (high temperature, low temperature, salinity and pH); and associated with plants (Epiphytic, Endophytic and Rhizospheric).

The fungal strains are beneficial as well as harmful for human beings. The beneficial fungal strains may play important roles in the agricultural, industrial, and medical sectors. The fungal strains and its product (enzymes, bioactive compounds, and secondary metabolites) are very useful for industry (e.g., the discovery of penicillin from Penicillium chrysogenum). This discovery was a milestone in the development of white biotechnology as the industrial production of penicillin and antibiotics using fungi moved industrial biotechnology into the modern era, transforming it into a global industrial technology. Since then, white biotechnology has steadily developed and now plays a key role in several industrial sectors providing both high value nutraceutical and pharmaceutical products. The fungal strains and bioactive compounds also play an important role in environmental cleaning. This volume covers the latest research developments related to value-added products in white biotechnology through fungi.

Contents:

Preface
Chapter 1

Bioremediation: New Prospects for Environmental Cleaning by Fungal Enzymes

Dr. Neha Vishnoi, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, India

Chapter 2

Fungal Enzyme System for Saccharification of Lignocellulosic Feedstocks

Dr. Devendra Mani Tripathi, Bundelkhand University, India

Chapter 3 White-Rot Fungi and Their Enzymes for the Treatment of Industrial Dye Effluents Dr. P. Devagi, Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore, India

Chapter 4

Fungal Secretomes: Biodegradation Lignocelluloses and Biopolymers

Dr. Nasib Singh, Eternal University, Baru Sahib, India

Chapter 5

Fungal Enzymes for Bioremediation of Xenobiotic Compounds

Dr. Rajinikanth Mohan, Colgate University, NY

Chapter 6

Pleurotus ostreatus: a Biofactory for Lignin Degrading Enzymes of Diverse Industrial Applications

Dr. Hesham El Enshasy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Chapter 7

Extracellular Fungal Peroxidases and Laccases for Waste Treatment: Recent Improvement

Dr. N. Sivakumar, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India

Chapter 8

Fungal Enzymes for Bioremediation of Contaminated Soil

Dr. Prem Chandra, Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar (A Central) University, India

Chapter 9

Fungal Enzymes for Bio conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass

Dr Yogeshvari K. Jhala, Department of Microbiology, AAU, India

Chapter 10

Industrially Important Pigments from Different Groups of Fungi

Dr. Ashok Kumar, RGSC, Banaras Hindu University, India

Chapter 11

Bioconversion of Biomass to Biofuel using Fungal Consortium

Dr. Ch. Pavana Jyothi, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, India

Chapter 12 Bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contaminated soil through fungal community Dr. Elisabet Aranda, Institute for Water Research, University of Granada, Granada, Spain

Chapter 13

Role of Fungi in Climate Change Abatement and Nitrogen Supplement

Dr. Sandeep K. Malyan,CESCRA, IARI, ND-12, India

Chapter 14

Fungal-Phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated land and water resources: Current Scenario and Future Prospects

Dr. Amit Kumar, FIAES, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, India

Chapter 15

Biotechnological Applications of -Glucosidases in Biomass Degradation

Dr. Sushma Mishra, Dayalbagh Educational Institute,India

Chapter16

Genetic diversity of methylotrophic yeast and their impact to the environment

Dr. Manish Kumar, Amity Institute of Biotechnology (AIB), Amity University, India

Chapter 17

Microbial enzymes and its Application in Pulp and Paper Industry

Dr. Ashish Vyas, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India

Appendixes

Index