The Search for Bioactive Compounds from Microorganisms /
Biologically active compounds isolated from microorganisms continue to be vital to the development of new drugs and agricultural chemicals. This book was prepared by current and past members of the laboratory of Dr. Satoshi Omura of the Kitasato Institute in Japan. Dr. Omura and his colleagues have...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
1992.
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| Series: | Brock/Springer series in contemporary bioscience.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Biologically active compounds isolated from microorganisms continue to be vital to the development of new drugs and agricultural chemicals. This book was prepared by current and past members of the laboratory of Dr. Satoshi Omura of the Kitasato Institute in Japan. Dr. Omura and his colleagues have discovered and studied a number of important antibiotics, and in their work they have pioneered new methods for screening microbes for interesting and important compounds. This book presents strategies and methods for identifying novel molecules with several types of biological activity. In addition, the book discusses the identification of microbial compounds of agrochemical importance, presents information on chemical screening methods, and concludes with chapters on microbial strain selection, fermentation technology, and genetic engineering of antibiotic-producing microorganisms. This book will be of great interest to scientists working in the very active and competitive fields of antibiotic and agrochemical discovery. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 388 pages 74 illustrations) |
| ISBN: | 9781461244127 (electronic bk.) 1461244129 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 1432-0061 |