Overview
- Covers the Chaetomium genus in detail
- Includes the latest research, methods, and applications
- Written by scholars working directly in the field
- Contains informative illustrations
- Fully referenced for further reading
Part of the book series: Fungal Biology (FUNGBIO)
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Chaetomium genus was established by Gustav Kunze in 1817. According to Index Fungorum Partnership, there are 273 Chaetomium species accepted till now. Members of the genus Chaetomium are capable of colonizing various substrates and are well-known for their ability to degrade cellulose and to produce a variety of bioactive metabolites. More than 200 compounds have been reported from this genus. A huge number of new and bioactive secondary metabolites associated with unique and diverse structural types, such as chaetoglobosins, epipolythiodioxopiperazines, azaphilones, depsidones, xanthones, anthraquinones, chromones, and steroids, have been isolated and identified. Many of the compounds have been reported to possess significant biological activities, such as antitumor, antimalarial, cytotoxic, enzyme inhibitory, antimicrobial, phytotoxic, antirheumatoid and other activities. Chaetomium taxa are frequently reported to be cellulase and ligninase producers withthe ability to degrade cellulosic and woody materials.
This is the first, comprehensive volume covering Chaetomium genus in detail. It includes the latest research, methods, and applications, and was written by scholars working directly in the field. The book also contains informative illustrations and is fully referenced for further reading.
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Chaetomium: Biology to Biotechnology
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Metabolites of Chaetomium: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Recent Developments on Genus Chaetomium
Editors: Ahmed M. Abdel-Azeem
Series Title: Fungal Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31612-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-31611-2Published: 28 December 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-31614-3Published: 21 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-31612-9Published: 27 December 2019
Series ISSN: 2198-7777
Series E-ISSN: 2198-7785
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 452
Number of Illustrations: 78 b/w illustrations, 43 illustrations in colour
Topics: Mycology, Plant Genetics and Genomics, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Plant Anatomy/Development