Fungal Nanotechnology: Applications in Agriculture, Industry, and Medicine

299 Pages·2017·7.1 MB·English

by  Ram Prasad (eds.)

Fungal Biology
Ram Prasad Editor
Fungal
Nanotechnology
Applications in Agriculture, Industry,
and Medicine
Fungal Biology
Series Editors
Vijai Kumar Gupta
Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology
Tallinn University of Technology
Estonia

Maria G. Tuohy
School of Natural Sciences
National University of Ireland Galway
Galway, Ireland
Fungal biology has an integral role to play in the development of the biotechnology
and biomedical sectors. It has become a subject of increasing importance as new
fungi and their associated biomolecules are identified. The interaction between
fungi and their environment is central to many natural processes that occur in the
biosphere. The hosts and habitats of these eukaryotic microorganisms are very
diverse; fungi are present in every ecosystem on Earth. The fungal kingdom is
equally diverse, consisting of seven different known phyla. Yet detailed knowledge
is limited to relatively few species. The relationship between fungi and humans has
been characterized by the juxtaposed viewpoints of fungi as infectious agents of
much dread and their exploitation as highly versatile systems for a range of
economically important biotechnological applications. Understanding the biology
of different fungi in diverse ecosystems as well as their interactions with living and
non-living is essential to underpin effective and innovative technological
developments. This series will provide a detailed compendium of methods and
information used to investigate different aspects of mycology, including fungal
biology and biochemistry, genetics, phylogenetics, genomics, proteomics, molecular
enzymology, and biotechnological applications in a manner that reflects the many
recent developments of relevance to researchers and scientists investigating the
Kingdom Fungi. Rapid screening techniques based on screening specific regions in
the DNA of fungi have been used in species comparison and identification, and are
now being extended across fungal phyla. The majorities of fungi are multicellular
eukaryotic systems and therefore may be excellent model systems by which to
answer fundamental biological questions. A greater understanding of the cell
biology of these versatile eukaryotes will underpin efforts to engineer certain fungal
species to provide novel cell factories for production of proteins for pharmaceutical
applications. Renewed interest in all aspects of the biology and biotechnology of
fungi may also enable the development of “one pot” microbial cell factories to meet
consumer energy needs in the 21st century. To realize this potential and to truly
understand the diversity and biology of these eukaryotes, continued development of
scientific tools and techniques is essential. As a professional reference, this series
will be very helpful to all people who work with fungi and should be useful both to
academic institutions and research teams, as well as to teachers, and graduate and
postgraduate students with its information on the continuous developments in
fungal biology with the publication of each volume.
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11224
Ram Prasad
Editor
Fungal Nanotechnology
Applications in Agriculture, Industry,
and Medicine
Editor
Ram Prasad
Amity Institute of Microbial Technology
Amity University
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
ISSN 2198-7777 ISSN 2198-7785 (electronic)
Fungal Biology
ISBN 978-3-319-68423-9 ISBN 978-3-319-68424-6 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-68424-6
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Preface
The study of fungal biology has developed into a valuable science in the last century
as it has provided control over a number of infectious diseases. In this trend, nano-
technology has emerged as a potential candidate for similar applications. Biogenic
tailored nanoparticles from fungi are gaining consideration due to their cost-effec-
tive, sustainable, resource-e fficient, simple, and eco-friendly nature. In this book
entitled Fungal Nanotechnology, the editor has accrued numerous advanced
approaches for studying the fungal system for the benefit of humankind. The book
covers the synthesis of nanoparticles by fungi, the mechanism involved in such
biosynthesis, and a unique template for synthesis of tailored nanoparticles targeted
at therapeutics, diagnostics, agriculture, and industries.
This book should be immensely useful to microbiologists, nanotechnologists,
researchers, technocrats, scientists of fungal biology, and to those who are inter-
ested in fungal nanotechnology. I am honored that the leading scientists who have
extensive, in-depth experience and expertise in fungal system and nanotechnology
took the time and effort to develop these outstanding chapters. Each chapter is writ-
ten by internationally recognized researchers/scientists so the reader is given an
up-to-date and detailed account of our knowledge of the nanobiotechnology and
innumerable applications of fungi.
We are indebted to the many people who helped to bring this book to light. I wish
to thank series editors Dr. Vijai Kumar Gupta and Dr. Maria G. Tuohy; Eric Stannard,
Senior Editor, Botany, Springer; and Jeffrey Taub, Project Coordinator, Springer,
for generous assistance, constant support, and patience in initializing the volume.
Special thanks go to my lovely wife Dr. Avita Maurya for her constant support and
motivations in putting everything together. Dr. Prasad in particular is very thankful
to Professor Ajit Varma, Amity University, for the kind support and constant encour-
agement. Special thanks are due to my esteemed friend and well-wisher Mr. Manjit
Kumar and all faculty colleagues of AIMT, Amity University.
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India Ram Prasad
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Contents
1 Fungal Nanotechnology: A Pandora to Agricultural
Science and Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Mugdha Rao, Babita Jha, Anal K. Jha, and Kamal Prasad
2 Agriculture Applications of Entomopathogenic
Fungi Using Nanotechnology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Sandra Pérez Álvarez, Marco Antonio Magallanes Tapia,
Karel Ismar Acosta Pérez, and Amaury Méndez Guerrero
3 Fungi as Ecosynthesizers for Nanoparticles
and Their Application in Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Khamis Youssef, Ayat F. Hashim, Ahmed Hussien,
and Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam
4 Myconanotechnology in Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Sairengpuii Hnamte, Busi Siddhardha, and V. Venkateswara Sarma
5 Fungus-Mediated Bioleaching of Metallic Nanoparticles
from Agro- industrial By-Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Madan L. Verma
6 Synthesis and Applications of Nanofungicides:
A Next-Generation Fungicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Sonu Kumari and Suphiya Khan
7 Enzymes and Nanoparticles Produced by Microorganisms
and Their Applications in Biotechnology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Emad Abada, Zarraq Al-Faifi, and Mohamed Osman
8 Biological Nanoparticles: Optical and Photothermal Properties . . . 151
Aditya Saran, Rajender Boddula, and Sharda Ranjan Sharan
9 Biogenic Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles
and Their Applications in Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Manjit K. Selwal and Krishan K. Selwal
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10 Fungal Bionanotechnology, When Knowledge
Merge into a New Discipline to Combat
Antimicrobial Resistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Juan Bueno
11 Fungal Nanotechnology and Biomedicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Niraj Kumari, Anal K. Jha, and K. Prasad
12 Myconanotechnology to Treat Infectious Diseases:
A Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Ernestina Castro-Longoria, Diana Garibo-Ruiz,
and Sandy Martínez-Castro
13 Nanobiotechnology Applications in Special Reference
to Fungi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Safiye Elif Korcan and Muhsin Konuk
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Contributors
Emad Abada Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan
University, Ain Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Jazan University, Jazan, King Saudi
Arabia (KSA)
Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam Agricultural Research Center, Plant Pathology Research
Institute, Giza, Egypt
Zarraq Al-Faifi Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Jazan University, Jazan,
King Saudi Arabia (KSA)
Sandra  Pérez  Álvarez Departamento de Biotecnología Agrícola, Instituto
Politécnico Nacional, CIIDIR-IPN, Unidad Sinaloa, Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico
Rajender  Boddula CAS Key Laboratory for Nanosystem and Hierarchical
Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, People’s
Republic of China
Juan Bueno Fundación Centro de Investigación de Bioprospección y Biotecnología
de la Biodiversidad (BIOLABB), Colombia, South America
Ernestina  Castro-Longoria Departmento de Microbiología, Centro de
Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Ensenada,
Baja California, Mexico
Diana  Garibo-Ruiz Departmento de Microbiología, Centro de Investigación
Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Ensenada, Baja
California, Mexico
Amaury Méndez Guerrero Empresa Bioagricultura Aplicada AMG, Calle Santos
Degollado entre Guillermo Nelson y Cuauhtemoc, Colonia Centro, Guasave,
Sinaloa, Mexico
Ayat F. Hashim Food Industries and Nutrition Division, National Research Center,
Giza, Egypt
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x Contributors
Sairengpuii  Hnamte Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences,
Pondicherry University, Kalapet, Puducherry, India
Ahmed  Hussien Central Administration of Plant Quarantine, Ministry of
Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Giza, Egypt
Anal K. Jha University Department of Chemistry, T.M. Bhagalpur University,
Bhagalpur, India
Aryabhatta Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Aryabhatta Knowledge
University, Patna, India
Babita Jha Aryabhatta Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Aryabhatta
Knowledge University, Patna, India
Suphiya  Khan Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali
Vidyapith, Banasthali Tonk, Rajasthan, India
Muhsin Konuk Üsküdar University, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences,
Molecular Biology and Genetics Department, Istanbul, Turkey
Safiye  Elif  Korcan Uşak University, Vocational School of Health Services,
Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Uşak, Turkey
Niraj  Kumari Aryabhatta Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,
Aryabhatta Knowledge University, Patna, India
Sonu Kumari Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali Vidyapith,
Banasthali Tonk, Rajasthan, India
Sandy Martínez-Castro Residencia Médica en Cirugía General, Universidad
Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Mohamed Osman Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science,
Helwan University, Ain Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
Karel Ismar Acosta Pérez Universidad de Las Tunas, Las Tunas, Cuba
Kamal  Prasad Aryabhatta Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,
Aryabhatta Knowledge University, Patna, India
University Department of Physics, T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, India
Mugdha Rao Aryabhatta Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Aryabhatta
Knowledge University, Patna, India
Aditya Saran CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for
Nanotechnology, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing,
People’s Republic of China
Krishan K. Selwal Department of Biotechnology, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram
University of Science & Technology, Murthal, Sonepat, Haryana, India
Manjit  K.  Selwal Department of Biotechnology, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram
University of Science & Technology, Murthal, Sonepat, Haryana, India