Description: Novel Bioproducts through Metabolic Engineering of Secondary Metabolites provides comprehensive coverage of the latest developments in metabolic engineering and secondary metabolites, along with their roles in industrial product development. Sections cover the pivotal role secondary metabolites play in nature, their diverse classes, their significant applications in industry and medicine, and the fundamentals of metabolic engineering. Additional coverage includes biosynthetic pathways of secondary metabolites, strain development and optimization, rational design of pathway modifications, industrial enzymes and chemicals from metabolic engineering, and cutting-edge tools and technologies in metabolic engineering.
The book concludes with a roadmap for the future of metabolic engineering, exploring emerging trends such as CRISPR and genome editing, artificial intelligence applications, and the evolving landscape of synthetic biology and bioeconomy.Brief description:
Dr. Pawan K. Jaiwal is an Emeritus Professor at the Centre for Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand University in Rohtak, India where he was formerly the Director and Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences. He has nearly 32 years of post-graduate teaching experience in molecular biology, genetic engineering, and plant biotechnology, has guided 27 students for their PhDs, and has completed 12 major research projects funded by various national and international agencies. Dr. Jaiwal has contributed 16 books and authored 28 book chapters and 112 research papers in nationally and internationally reputed research journals. He is a member of several academic bodies and is on the editorial board of national and International journals. Dr. Jaiwal has worked and trained at the Institute of Plant Sciences, ETH, Zurich (Switzerland), the National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, and the University of Ghent, Belgium and has visited labs in Japan, China, and the United States for collaborative research.