Fungal Metabolites
暫譯: 真菌代謝物

本手冊匯編了有關真菌代謝物及其化學和生物技術的權威資訊。這是參考書系列「植物化學物質」中的第一本，由一組國際專家作者撰寫，該書提供的參考資訊涵蓋了從真菌天然產物的描述、其作為抗癌劑的應用，到微生物合成，甚至擴展到工業規模的次級代謝物生產。另一方面，它還描述了與食品和農業中黃麴毒素生產相關的全球健康問題，包括解毒的觀點。手冊特徵化了來自真菌次級代謝物的不同化合物類別，如麥角生物鹼和黃麴毒素。討論特別強調了如何獲得潛在有用的化合物及其可能的應用，另一方面也探討了如何應對潛在的危險。本手冊中的綜合章節將吸引來自化學、生物學、生命科學甚至醫學等不同背景的讀者，這些讀者正在或計劃從事真菌（次級）代謝物及其應用的工作。它們為讀者提供了該領域重要主題的豐富參考資訊來源。

Professor Dr. Jean-Michel Merillon is the « Directeur de l'EA 3675 (Groupe d'Etude des Substances Vegetales à Activité Biologique + Polyphenols Biotech) », at the Faculte de Pharmacie, Universite de Bordeaux, Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin, in Villenave d'Ornon, France. He received his M.Pharma. (1979) and Ph.D. (1984) from the University of Tours in France. He joined the University of Tours as assistant professor in 1981, became associate professor in 1987. In 1993 he moved to the faculty of Pharmacy, University of Bordeaux, France, accepting a position as full professor. He is currently leading the "study group on biologically active plant substances" at the Institute of Vine and Wine Sciences, which comprises 25 scientists and research students. The group has been working on phenolic compounds from vine and wine for many years, mainly complex stilbenes and their involvement in health. Prof. Mérillon has supervised the doctoral theses of 19 students. He is involved in developing teaching on plant biology, natural bioactive compounds and biotechnology.
Prof. Mérillon has published more than 145 research papers in internationally recognized journals, resulting in an H index of 35 (documents published between 1996 and 2015). He has co-edited books and reference works on secondary metabolites and biotechnology.
Throughout his career, Prof. Mérillon has traveled widely as a senior professor. Scientists from several countries have been and are working in his laboratory, and his research is supported by funding from the Aquitaine Regional Government, the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, and various private companies. In 2004, he founded the technology transfer unit "Polyphenols Biotech", providing support for R&D programs for SMEs and major groups from the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, agricultural and health-nutrition sectors.
Prof. Dr. Kishan G. Ramawat is Former Professor & Head of the Botany Department, M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India, and can look back on longstanding research experience. He received his Ph.D. in Plant Biotechnology in 1978 from the University of Jodhpur, India and afterwards joined the university as a faculty member. In 1991 he moved to the M.L.Sukhadia University in Udaipur as Associate Professor and became Professor in 2001. He served as the Head of the Department of Botany (2001-2004, 2010-2012), was in charge of the Department of Biotechnology (2003-2004), was a member of the task force on medicinal and aromatic plants of the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, New Delhi (2002-2005) and coordinated UGC-DRS and DST-FIST programmes (2002-2012).
Prof. Ramawat had done his postdoctoral studies at the University of Tours, France from 1983-85, and later returned to Tours as visiting professor (1991). He also visited the University of Bordeaux 2, France several times as visiting professor (1995, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2010), and in 2005 Poland in an academic exchange programme (2005). Through these visits in France, Prof. Ramawat and Prof. Mérillon established a strong connection, which has resulted in productive collaborations and several book and reference work publications.
Prof. Ramawat has published more than 170 well cited peer reviewed papers and articles, and edited several books and reference works on topics such as the biotechnology of medicinal plants, secondary metabolites, bioactive molecules, herbal drugs, and many other topics. His research was funded by several funding agencies.
In his research group, Prof. Ramawat has supervised doctoral thesis of 25 students. He is an active member of several academic bodies, associations and editorial boards of journals.

Prof. Ramawat and Prof. Mérillon are experienced editors and have already published numerous books and reference works with Springer, including e.g. "Natural Products - Phytochemistry, Botany and Metabolism of Alkaloids, Phenolics and Terpenes" and "Polysaccharides - Bioactivity and Biotechnology".

教授 Jean-Michel Merillon 博士是法國波爾多大學藥學院「EA 3675（生物活性植物物質研究小組 + 多酚生技）」的主任，該校位於法國維倫納夫-多爾農。他於1979年獲得法國圖爾大學的藥學碩士學位（M.Pharma.），並於1984年獲得博士學位（Ph.D.）。他於1981年加入圖爾大學擔任助理教授，並於1987年晉升為副教授。1993年，他轉至法國波爾多大學藥學院，接受全職教授的職位。他目前在葡萄與葡萄酒科學研究所領導「生物活性植物物質研究小組」，該小組由25名科學家和研究生組成。該小組多年來專注於葡萄和葡萄酒中的酚類化合物，主要研究複雜的斯蒂爾本類化合物及其對健康的影響。Mérillon 教授已指導19名學生的博士論文。他參與植物生物學、天然生物活性化合物和生物技術的教學發展。

Mérillon 教授在國際知名期刊上發表了超過145篇研究論文，H指數為35（1996年至2015年發表的文獻）。他還共同編輯了有關次級代謝物和生物技術的書籍和參考資料。

在他的職業生涯中，Mérillon 教授作為高級教授廣泛旅行。來自多個國家的科學家曾在他的實驗室工作，他的研究得到了阿基坦地區政府、高等教育與研究部以及多家私營公司的資助。2004年，他創立了技術轉移單位「Polyphenols Biotech」，為來自化妝品、製藥、農業和健康營養領域的中小企業及大型集團提供研發計劃的支持。

Kishan G. Ramawat 博士是印度烏代布爾 M.L. Sukhadia 大學植物學系的前教授及系主任，擁有長期的研究經驗。他於1978年在印度喬德布爾大學獲得植物生物技術博士學位，隨後加入該大學擔任教職。1991年，他轉至烏代布爾的 M.L. Sukhadia 大學擔任副教授，並於2001年晉升為教授。他曾擔任植物學系主任（2001-2004，2010-2012），負責生物技術系（2003-2004），並曾是印度政府生物技術部藥用和香料植物工作小組的成員（2002-2005），協調 UGC-DRS 和 DST-FIST 計劃（2002-2012）。

Ramawat 教授於1983年至1985年在法國圖爾大學進行博士後研究，並於1991年以訪問教授身份返回圖爾。他還多次以訪問教授身份造訪法國波爾多大學2（1995、1999、2003、2006、2010），並於2005年參加學術交流計劃前往波蘭。通過這些在法國的訪問，Ramawat 教授與 Mérillon 教授建立了密切的聯繫，促成了富有成效的合作以及多部書籍和參考資料的出版。

Ramawat 教授已發表超過170篇被廣泛引用的同行評審論文和文章，並編輯了多部有關藥用植物生物技術、次級代謝物、生物活性分子、草藥藥物等主題的書籍和參考資料。他的研究得到了多個資助機構的資助。

在他的研究小組中，Ramawat 教授已指導25名學生的博士論文。他是多個學術機構、協會和期刊編輯委員會的活躍成員。

Ramawat 教授和 Mérillon 教授都是經驗豐富的編輯，已與 Springer 出版社出版了多部書籍和參考資料，包括《天然產品 - 生物鹼、酚類和萜類的植物化學、植物學和代謝》和《多醣類 - 生物活性和生物技術》。