This book is an attempt in updating the knowledge by the experts that has accumulated in the last few decades on the yeasts which are eukaryotic unicellular microfungi that are widely distributed in the natural environments, and isolated from normal as well as the specialized or extreme environments like those with low water potential, low temperature, and low oxygen availability. Around 1500 species of yeasts belonging to over 100 genera have been described so far. Yeasts play an important role in food chains, and carbon, nitrogen and sulphur cycles, and Yeasts (e.g. Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Hansenula polymorpha, Pichia pastoris) are now being used to express foreign genes for producing human proteins of pharmaceutical interest. A landmark in biotechnology was reached in 1996 with the completion of the sequencing of the entire genome of S. cerevisiae. The genome sequencing of three more yeasts (Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neofromans) have recently been completed. Saccharomyces cerevisiae has now become a central player in the development of an entirely new approach to biological research – systems biology.
The products of modern yeast biotechnologies impinge on many commercially important sectors including food, beverages, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, industrial enzymes, agriculture and environmental bioremediation. Although the vast majority of yeasts are beneficial to human life, only a few are opportunistic human pathogens.
The book is aimed at bringing together the scattered information on the diversity of yeasts in the normal and extreme environments, their ecology and adaptations, taxonomy and systematics, physiology and biochemistry, molecular aspects, and biotechnological applications.
- Hardcover: 740 pages
- Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (December 1, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1402082916
- ISBN-13: 978-1402082917
4 Comments:
I have composed a list of blogs and websites that I believe you will find to be the most exhilarating' enlighting most unusual eccentric' funny' entertaining' tantalizing' most bizarre bone chilling most extraordinary most interesting and informative blogs and web sites on the net. I am sure that you will be left sitting by the seat of your pants once you go to one of these web sites or blogs. Just click my name to check out my website.
very informative details have provided here.we definitely refer this book for further study on yeast biotech..Thanx for sharing
As biotechnology techniques have progressed over the last decade, yeasts have come to the fore as host cells for human gene implantation and as potential surrogate cells for housing human chromosomes. Yeasts have also been subjected to the alteration of their own genes, as biotechnologists attempt to develop strains of yeast more efficient in the metabolism of sugars for food and industrial applications..
Research Reports
Bio-tech could be the most advancing along with constant updating field that makes students favorable since it concerns new innovative process within a continual manner.
Clinical Research Organization
The Best Place to Post & Find Biotechnology Consultant Jobs and La Merie - Biotechnology Information Professionals Resumes .
Post a Comment