Advances in Macrofungi: Industrial Avenues and Prospects

ISBN-13: 9780367562052 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 360 str.

Kandikere R. Sridhar; Sunil Kumar Deshmukh

Opis

Large scale cultivation of macrofungi is possible with fermentation, using easily accessible lignocellulosic agricultural residues utilising economical methods to generate substantial biomass, food and biofuels.

Spis treści

1. Past, Present and Future of Macrofungal Applications: Old Friends, Yet Unknown Strangers CULTIVATION AND MARKET 2. Commercial Cultivation Techniques of Mushrooms 3. Mushroom Market in Malaysia INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS 4. Bioprospecting Macrofungi for Biotechnological and Biomedical Applications 5. Infrequent Current and Potential Applications of Mushrooms 6. Industrial Applications of Truffles and Truffle-like Fungi 7. Industrial and Biotechnological Applications of Pleurotus 8. Macrofungi in the Production of Alcoholic Beverages: Beer, Wine, and Spirits 9. Biochemical Profile of Six Wild Edible Mushrooms of the Western Ghats 10. Truffles: A Potential Source of Bioactive Compounds ENZYMES 11. Potential Biotechnological Applications of Enzymes from Macrofungi 12. Enzymes of White Rot Fungi and their Industrial Potential PIGMENTS 13. Industrial Applications of Pigments from Macrofungi 14. Colourful Macrofungi and their Pigment Structures 15. Insights on the Structural and Functional Attributes of Melanin from Termitophilic Agaricales BIOREMEDIATION 16. Macrofungal Mycelia as Sources of Biopesticides