Bioprospecting of Plant Biodiversity for Industrial Molecules

BIOPROSPECTING OF PLANT BIODIVERSITY FOR INDUSTRIAL MOLECULES

A comprehensive collection of recent translational research on bioresource utilization and ecological sustainability

Bioprospecting of Plant Biodiversity for Industrial Molecules provides an up-to-date overview of the ongoing search for biodiverse organic compounds for use in pharmaceuticals, bioceuticals, agriculture, and other commercial applications. Bringing together work from a panel of international contributors, this comprehensive monograph covers natural compounds of plants, endophyte enzymes and their applications in industry, plant bioprospecting in cosmetics, marine bioprospecting of seaweeds, and more.

Providing global perspectives on bioprospecting of plant biodiversity, the authors present research on enzymes, mineral micro-nutrients, biopesticides, algal biomass, and other bioactive molecules. In-depth chapters assess the health impacts and ecological sustainability of the various biomolecules and identify existing and possible applications ranging from ecological restoration to production of essential oils and cosmetics. Other topics include, bio-energy crops as alternative fuel resources, the role of plants in phytoremediation of industrial waste, and the industrial applications of endophyte enzymes.

This comprehensive resource:

• Includes a through introduction to plant biodiversity and bioprospecting

• Will further the knowledge of application of different plants and improve research investigation techniques.

• Summarizes novel approaches for researchers in food science, microbiology, biochemistry, and biotechnology

Bioprospecting of Plant Biodiversity for Industrial Molecules is an indispensable compendium of biological research for scientists, researchers, graduate and postgraduate students, and academics in the areas of microbiology, food biotechnology, industrial microbiology, plant biotechnology, and microbial biotechnology.

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Santosh Kumar Upadhyay, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. He has been working in the field of plant biotechnology for more than 14 years. His current research focuses on functional genomics.

Sudhir P. Singh, Scientist, Biotechnology & Synthetic Biology, Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing, Mohali, India. He has been working in the field of molecular biology and biotechnology for more than a decade. His current research is focused on gene mining and biocatalyst engineering for the development of approaches for transformation of agro-industrial residues and under- or un-utilized side-stream biomass into value-added bio-products.

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A comprehensive collection of recent translational research on bioresource utilization and ecological sustainability

Bioprospecting of Plant Biodiversity for Industrial Molecules provides an up-to-date overview of the ongoing search for biodiverse organic compounds for use in pharmaceuticals, bioceuticals, agriculture, and other commercial applications. Bringing together work from a panel of international contributors, this comprehensive monograph covers natural compounds of plants, endophyte enzymes and their applications in industry, plant bioprospecting in cosmetics, marine bioprospecting of seaweeds, and more.

Providing global perspectives on bioprospecting of plant biodiversity, the authors present research on enzymes, mineral micro-nutrients, biopesticides, algal biomass, and other bioactive molecules. In-depth chapters assess the health impacts and ecological sustainability of the various biomolecules and identify existing and possible applications ranging from ecological restoration to production of essential oils and cosmetics. Other topics include, bio-energy crops as alternative fuel resources, the role of plants in phytoremediation of industrial waste, and the industrial applications of endophyte enzymes.

This comprehensive resource:

• Includes a through introduction to plant biodiversity and bioprospecting
• Will further the knowledge of application of different plants and improve research investigation techniques.
• Summarizes novel approaches for researchers in food science, microbiology, biochemistry, and biotechnologyBioprospecting of Plant Biodiversity for Industrial Molecules is an indispensable compendium of biological research for scientists, researchers, graduate and postgraduate students, and academics in the areas of microbiology, food biotechnology, industrial microbiology, plant biotechnology, and microbial biotechnology.

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BIOPROSPECTING OF PLANT BIODIVERSITY FOR INDUSTRIAL MOLECULES

A comprehensive collection of recent translational research on bioresource utilization and ecological sustainability

Bioprospecting of Plant Biodiversity for Industrial Molecules provides an up-to-date overview of the ongoing search for biodiverse organic compounds for use in pharmaceuticals, bioceuticals, agriculture, and other commercial applications. Bringing together work from a panel of international contributors, this comprehensive monograph covers natural compounds of plants, endophyte enzymes and their applications in industry, plant bioprospecting in cosmetics, marine bioprospecting of seaweeds, and more.

Providing global perspectives on bioprospecting of plant biodiversity, the authors present research on enzymes, mineral micro-nutrients, biopesticides, algal biomass, and other bioactive molecules. In-depth chapters assess the health impacts and ecological sustainability of the various biomolecules and identify existing and possible applications ranging from ecological restoration to production of essential oils and cosmetics. Other topics include, bio-energy crops as alternative fuel resources, the role of plants in phytoremediation of industrial waste, and the industrial applications of endophyte enzymes.

This comprehensive resource:

• Includes a through introduction to plant biodiversity and bioprospecting
• Will further the knowledge of application of different plants and improve research investigation techniques.
• Summarizes novel approaches for researchers in food science, microbiology, biochemistry, and biotechnology
  Bioprospecting of Plant Biodiversity for Industrial Molecules is an indispensable compendium of biological research for scientists, researchers, graduate and postgraduate students, and academics in the areas of microbiology, food biotechnology, industrial microbiology, plant biotechnology, and microbial biotechnology.

Inhalt

List of Contributors xv

Preface xxi

About the Editors xxiii

Acknowledgments xxv

1 An Introduction to Plant Biodiversity and Bioprospecting **1
**Ramya Krishnan, Sudhir P. Singh, and Santosh Kumar Upadhyay

1.1 Introduction 1

1.2 What is Bioprospecting 1

1.2.1 Chemical Prospecting 3

1.2.2 Gene Prospecting 3

1.2.3 Bionic Prospecting 4

1.3 Significance of Plants in Bioprospecting 4

1.4 Pros and Cons of Bioprospecting 5

1.5 Recent Trends in Bioprospecting 6

1.6 Omics for Bioprospecting and in silico Bioprospecting 7

1.7 An Insight into the Book 8

References 10

2 Entomotoxic Proteins from Plant Biodiversity to Control the Crop Insect Pests **15
**Surjeet Kumar Arya, Shatrughan Shiva, and Santosh Kumar Upadhyay

2.1 Introduction 15

2.2 Lectins 16

2.3 Proteinase Inhibitors 21

2.4 -Amylase Inhibitors 24

2.5 Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins (RIPs) 27

2.6 Arcelins 30

2.7 Defensins 32

2.8 Cyclotides 32

2.9 Canatoxin-Like Proteins 33

2.10 Ureases and Urease-Derived Encrypted Peptides 33

2.11 Chitinases 36

2.12 Proteases 36

2.13 Conclusions 37

References 37

3 Bioprospecting of Natural Compounds for Industrial and Medical Applications: Current Scenario and Bottleneck **53
***Sameer Dixit, Akanchha Shukla, V…