This up-to-date reference book discusses the synthesis, production, and application of various microbial enzymes and metabolites for health. Microorganisms like bacteria (lactic acid bacteria, Bacillus species), yeasts, and ?lamentous fungi have been globally exploited for their biotechnological applications. This book discusses ways to use them commercially. Chapters include the production of fibrinolytic enzymes, microbial lipases, bacteriocin production by lactic acid bacteria, and bioactives produced. It also covers microbial synthesis of alkaloids, terpenoids, and steroids. This book is useful for researchers, academicians, and industry experts in microbiology and biotechnology.

Section I: Microbial Enzymes in Healthcare

1. Microbial Enzymes and Metabolites in Health Care: An Overview

Srichandan Padhi, Puja Sarkar, Md Minhajul Abedin, Ranjna Sirohi, Sudhir P Singh, and Amit Kumar Rai

2. Microbial Production of Fibrinolytic Enzymes

Kyoungseon Min and Ki-Yeon Kim

3. Microbial Enzymes for Synthesis of Chiral Drug Intermediates

K B Arun, Raveendran Sindhu, Bipin G Nair, Binod Parameswaran, Ashok Pandey, Mukesh Kumar Awasthi, Mohammed Kuddus, and Aravind Madhavan

4. Microbial Enzymes in Biomedical Applications

Ramzan Ahmed, Manjit Kumar Ray, Debasis Nayak, and Yugal Kishore Mohanta

5. Microbial Lipases: Production and Application

T P Sari, Vivek Kumar Gaur, Ayon Tarafdar, Ranjna Sirohi, Raveendran Sindhu, and Amit Kumar Rai

6. Health Bene?ts of Bioactive Compounds Produced Using Microbial Enzymes

Swati Sharma, Loreni Chiring Phukon, Rounak Chourasia, Ranjna Sirohi, Binod Parameswaran, Ashok Pandey, Dinabandhu Sahoo, and Amit Kumar Rai

Section II: Microbial Metabolites in Healthcare

7. Bacteriocin Production by Lactic Acid Bacteria

Luciana Porto de Souza Vandenberghe, Bruna Leal Maske, Gilberto Vinícius de Melo Pereira, Leonardo Wedderhoff Herrmann, Luiz Alberto Junior Letti, and Carlos Ricardo Soccol

8. Production and Application of Antimicrobial Compounds from Endophytes

Poonam Kumari, Aishwarya Jaiswal, and Akanksha Singh

9. Microbial Synthesis and Application of Terpenoids and Steroids

Adriane Bianchi Pedroni Medeiros, Cristine Rodrigues, Denisse Molina-Aulestia, Guilherme Anacleto dos Reis, and Thalita de Oliveira Good

10. Microbial Synthesis of Polypeptides and Applications in Healthcare

T P Sari, Amresh Hindurao Dhamane, Prarabdh C Badgujar, Deepak Kumar, Ayon Tarafdar, Amit Kumar Rai, and Ranjna Sirohi

11. Microbial Synthesis of Alkaloids and Applications in Healthcare

K B Arun, Bipin G Nair, Raveendran Sindhu, Laya Liz Kuriakose, Binod Parameswaran, Ashok Pandey, Mukesh Kumar Awasthi, and Aravind Madhavan