Microbial biotechnology for bio-prospecting of microbial bioactive compounds and secondary metabolites
Yadav Ajar Nath
Abstract
econdary metabolites and bioactive compounds produced by beneficial soil microbiomes, plant microbiomes and extremophilic microbiomes are of great significance for agriculture, industry and humans welfare. Microbial bioactive compounds and secondary metabolites are broadly used as active ingredients in medicine, in agriculture, and in food additives Metabolism is the amount of life-sustaining chemical transformations in the cells of organisms, and metabolic intermediates are called metabolites (small molecules). Among the metabolites, the primary microbial metabolite (Ethanol, amino acids and lactic acid) is necessary for growth, reproduction and development of organisms/ producer, whereas secondary metabolites (pigments and antibiotics) produced by microorganisms are useful for other living organisms for their enhanced metabolic processes [2, 3]. The microbial secondary metabolites are useful for human welfare as these metabolites are being used in diverse biological processes in agriculture, medicines, food industry, chemical industry and related fields.