9780128155486

0128155485

0128154071

9780128154076

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2.2.1 Antibacterial and Antifungal Drug Sensitivity

Front Cover; Applied Microbiology and Bioengineering: An Interdisciplinary Approach; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; About the Editor; Author Introduction; Preface; Section I Enzymes in Bioprocessing; Chapter 1 Microbial Tyrosinases: A Novel Enzyme, Structural Features, and Applications; 1 Introduction; 2 Mechanism of Tyrosinase Action; 3 Potential Applications of Tyrosinase; 3.1 Tyrosinase in Browning Reactions; 3.2 Tyrosinase in Resistance to Stress and Defense Against Pathogen; 3.3 Tyrosinase in Bioremediation; 3.4 Tyrosinase as Biosensor; 3.5 Tyrosinase in Biosynthetic Processes

3.5.1 l -DOPA Production4 Microbial Tyrosinases; 5 Characteristics of Microbial Tyrosinases; 5.1 Structural and Active Site Characteristics Features of Microbial Tyrosinase; 5.2 Molecular Characteristics of Microbial Tyrosinase; 6 Conclusions; References; Chapter 2 Production of Bioethanol From Sugarcane Bagasse: Current Approaches and Perspectives; 1 Introduction; 2 Sugarcane Bagasse; 3 Various Microorganisms Degrading Bagasse; 4 Pretreatment of Bagasse; 4.1 Mechanical Comminution; 4.2 Pyrolysis; 4.3 Steam Pretreatment or Steam Explosion; 4.4 Acid Pretreatment; 4.5 Alkaline Pretreatment

4.6 Thermal Pretreatment4.7 Biological Pretreatment; 4.8 Ammonia Fiber Explosion (AFEX) and Carbon Dioxide (CO 2) Explosion Pretreatment; 4.9 Wet Oxidation Pretreatment; 4.10 Ozonolysis Pretreatment; 4.11 Organosolvent Pretreatment; 5 Cellulose Hydrolysis; 6 Detoxification; 7 Ethanol Production by Fermentation; 8 Application of Bagasse in the Production of Other Value-Added Products; 9 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Conflict of Interest; References; Further Reading; Chapter 3 Improvement of the Amino-Sugar-1-Phosphate Acetyltransferase Activity of the Archaeal Bifunctional Protein

1 Introduction2 Identification of the ST0452 Protein and Its Sugar-1-P NTase Activity; 3 Characterization of the amSugar-1-P AcTase Activity of the ST0452 Protein; 4 Characterization by Introduction of Substitution Mutations; 5 Characterization via C-Terminal Truncation; 6 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4 Recent Bio-Processing Technologies for Value Added Horticultural Products; 1 Introduction; 2 Horticultural Produce and Postharvest Losses; 3 Scope and Applications of Bio-Processing; 4 Quality of Processed Products; 5 Conclusion; References

Section II Human Health, Microbial Physiology and Biomedical ApplicationsChapter 5 Saccharomyces cerevisiae as Potential Probiotic: Strategies for Isolation and Selection; 1 Introduction; 2 Screening and Characterization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae; 2.1 Isolation and Characterization; 2.1.1 Sources of Saccharomyces cerevisiae; 2.1.2 Medium Preparation; 2.1.3 Isolation; 2.1.4 Determination of Sugar Assimilation Property; 2.1.5 Molecular Characterization and Phylogenetic Analysis; 2.2 In Vitro Studies to Determine the Probiotic Characteristics