Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2014, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (3): 30-35.

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Progress on the Secondary Metabolites and Applications of Streptomyces

Dai Fangping, Li Shiweng   

  1. (School of Chemical and Biological Engineering,Lanzhou Jiaotong University,Lanzhou 730070)
  • Received:2013-10-11 Online:2014-03-29 Published:2014-03-31

Abstract: Streptomyces widely distributed in the soil as a common microorganisms, researcher had focused much attention on them since they could produce some antibiotics applied in medical and other natural substances, so it has tremendous commercial and medical exploitation value. The research progresses on the kinds of secondary metabolites of Streptomyces isolated from terrestrial and marine habitats as well as extreme environment were reviewed. Meanwhile, The potential applications of the novel metabolites produced by Streptomyces in agriculture, medicine, environmental remediation and other fields in recent years were summarized.

Key words: Streptomyces, Secondary metabolites, Antibiotic, Enzymes