Extremophilic cyanobacteria for novel drug development /

Extremophilic cyanobacteria for novel drug development /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Mandal, Shikha, author.
Imprint:	Cham : Springer, 2015.
Description:	1 online resource : illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	SpringerBriefs in Pharmaceutical Science & Drug Development, 1864-8118 SpringerBriefs in pharmaceutical science & drug development.
Subject:	Cyanobacteria -- Therapeutic use. Drug development. Pharmaceutical microbiology. Extreme environments -- Microbiology. Microbial metabolites. Drug development. Extreme environments -- Microbiology. Microbial metabolites. Pharmaceutical microbiology.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11090066

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Other authors / contributors:	Rath, Jnanendra, author.
ISBN:	9783319120096 3319120093 3319120085 9783319120089 9783319120089
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
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Summary:	This volume presents recent developments in the novel drug development and potential of extremophilic cyanobacteria. It discusses how these tiny organism originated, produce oxygen that leads to evolution of life on the earth, how their survival strategies in extreme climatic conditions lead to diverse metabolic pathways, and the opportunity to use them to develop novel drugs. The book is comprised of five chapters, starting with the origin of cyanobacteria, their survival strategies under extreme conditions, and their capabilities to change metabolic activities. The second chapter explores the different metabolic pathways found in cyanobacteria and examines advances in this field and recent techniques like MALDI-TOF imaging and metagenomics tools as well as in silico techniques for rapid screening of secondary metabolites. Further chapters cover the glycomics of cyanobacteria, anticancer drug development, and some issues and challenges of using cyanobacteria to develop drugs. Extremophilic Cyanobacteria For Novel Drug Development provides insight into future perspectives in drug development and is a key resource for students, researchers and professionals in pharmacy, medicinal chemistry, pharmacognosy biotechnology, biology, and academics.
Other form:	Printed edition: 9783319120089
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-319-12009-6

Table of Contents:

1 Introduction
2 Secondary Metabolites of Cyanobacteria and Drug Development
3 Glycoconjugates of Cyanobacteria and Potential Drug Development from them
4 Anticancer Drug Development from Cyanobacteria
5 Issues and Challenges of Drug Development from Cyanobacteria.