title: Microbial metabolites in nutrition, healthcare and agriculture.
abstract: Microorganisms are a promising source of an enormous number of natural products, which have made significant contribution to almost each sphere of human, plant and veterinary life. Natural compounds obtained from microorganisms have proved their value in nutrition, agriculture and healthcare. Primary metabolites, such as amino acids, enzymes, vitamins, organic acids and alcohol are used as nutritional supplements as well as in the production of industrial commodities through biotransformation. Whereas, secondary metabolites are organic compounds that are largely obtained by extraction from plants or tissues. They are primarily used in the biopharmaceutical industry due to their capability to reduce infectious diseases in human beings and animals and thus increase the life expectancy. Additionally, microorganisms and their products inevitably play a significant role in sustainable agriculture development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, VP Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India.
authors.forename: Rajendra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, VP Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India.
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Mill Hill Laboratory, Division of Structural Biology and Biophysics, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK. anshumalijnu@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Anshumali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.affiliation: Centre for Molecular Biology, Central University of Jammu, Raya-Suchani, Bagla, Dist. Samba, J&K, 181143, India. mehtapkbiotech@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Praveen Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Mehta
keywords: Agriculture; Healthcare; Metabolites; Microorganisms; Nutrition; Supplements