Legume and cereal defence metabolites as lead compounds for novel antimicrobials : production, analysis, and structural modification

• Main Author: de Bruijn, Wouter Johannes Catharina
• Other Authors: Chen Wei Ning, William
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Chemical engineering::Food processing and manufacture; Engineering::Bioengineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146527
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Secondary metabolites from plants include those that function as defence compounds, which often possess antimicrobial activity. These metabolites can be valuable for the food and pharmaceutical industries, as natural food preservatives and leads for new antimicrobial compounds, respectively. The mai...