Industrial Applications of Microbial Secondary Metabolites: Biotechnological and Commercial Applications

This comprehensive volume of Industrial Applications of Microbial Secondary Metabolites: Biotechnological and Commercial Applications offers an in-depth, research-driven overview of microbial secondary metabolites, emphasizing their biosynthesis, functional diversity, and cross-sectoral industrial relevance.All chapters are authored by domain experts. This volume provides a comprehensive examination of microbial secondary metabolites, elucidating their biosynthetic complexity, ecological significance, and translational potential across agricultural, pharmaceutical, industrial, and environmental domains.Secondary metabolites, distinct from primary metabolic products, represent a vast array of structurally diverse and biologically active compounds produced by microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, and actinomycetes, often under specific environmental or stress-induced conditions.The book investigates their regulatory networks, gene clusters (e.g., PKS, NRPS, and hybrid pathways), and mi