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Review
. 2022 Dec;62(4):516-523.
doi: 10.1007/s12088-022-01040-x. Epub 2022 Sep 12.

Prospecting Microbial Genomes for Biomolecules and Their Applications

Vipin Chandra Kalia #  1 , Chunjie Gong #  2 , Ramasamy Shanmugam  1 , Jung-Kul Lee  1
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Review

Prospecting Microbial Genomes for Biomolecules and Their Applications

Vipin Chandra Kalia et al. Indian J Microbiol. 2022 Dec.

Abstract

Bioactive molecules of microbial origin are finding increasing biotechnological applications. Their sources range from the terrestrial, marine, and endophytic to the human microbiome. These biomolecules have unique chemical structures and related groups, which enable them to improve the efficiency of the bioprocesses. This review focuses on the applications of biomolecules in bioremediation, agriculture, food, pharmaceutical industries, and human health.

Keywords: Antibacterials; Anticancer; Bioactive products; Metagenomics; Therapeutics.

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Conflict of interestAll authors declare that there is no actual or potential conflict of interest including any financial, personal or other relationships with other people or organizations within five years of beginning the submitted work that could inappropriately influence, or be perceived to influence, their work.

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Figure 1 Biomolecules of diverse origins obtained through metagenomic approaches from terrestrial and marine sources
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