Production of Microbial Secondary Metabolites from Organic Wastes and Investigation of Their Potential Applications
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 March 2023) | Viewed by 411
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2. Life Science Development Center, Tamkang University, New Taipei City 25137, Taiwan
Interests: marine chitin; applied microbiology; enzyme inhibitors; antidiabetic drugs
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Interests: fishery wastes; process biochemistry; bioactive microbial metabolites/materials; microbial conversion; applied microbiology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The reuse of organic wastes (OWs) for the production of added-value compounds has recently become an interesting research topic due to the concerning environmental issues associated with it, as well as the need for cost-effective production methods. A large amount of OWs are released per year in the form of processing byproducts, such as agro-crop processing (agro-residues, wastewater obtained from the wet processing of coffee, cassava, sugar canes, and various other types of agro-crop processing), and fishery processing byproducts (shrimp shells, crab shells, squid pens, fishes heads). These OWs are rich in carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and minerals. Thus, they may be utilized for various purposes. The aim of this Special Issue is to collect worldwide investigations on the “Production of Microbial Secondary Metabolites from Organic Wastes and Investigation of Their Potential Applications”.
We welcome studies using OWs to produce bioactive compounds as biocontrol or/and plant-prompting agents for low-cost potential application in agriculture and novel uses in other fields (medicine, cosmetics, food, etc.).
Prof. Dr. San-Lang Wang
Dr. Van Bon Nguyen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fishery processing byproducts
- agro-wastes
- microbial fermentation
- pest management
- antifungal activity
- antinematode activity
- plant-promoting effects
- enhancing yield and quality of crops
- inhibitor-targeting drugs
- bioactive macromolecules
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