APPLICATIONS

Industrial Enzymes
Synthesis of stereochemically challenging
compounds -> building blocks of chemical and
pharmaceutical compounds
Degradation of natural polymers
Bulk materials such as food products,
detergents, fuel alcohol, and biodiesel

Bioactive Molecules
Natural compounds and derivatives -> drug
discovery
- a lot of potentially active
compounds still need to be characterize
Bioremediation
Boost development of strategies to monitor
pollutant and clean up environment
Vast diversity of degradation pathways for
environmental microorganisms
Bioprospecting Novel Genes
Microbial biodiversity
- understanding evolution
- comprehend metabolic pathways
Human health
Human microbiome
- correlation with human health
- metabolites produced by microbes that
are beneficial/harmful to the person




Agriculture
Effect of microbial species on plants -> how to
optimize plant growth - > healthier/ more
abundant crops