*Edited by Thalita Peixoto Basso* 

*and Luiz Carlos Basso*

This book examines the value of the *Saccharomyces* genus in areas of agriculture and pharmaceuticals. It includes seven chapters in two sections: "Agricultural and Biotechnological Applications" and "Medical and Pharmaceutical Applications." The chapters cover such topics as metabolic engineering of *S. cerevisiae* using CRISPR-Cas9 technology to produce biopharmaceuticals, fruit juice fermentation for antioxidant activity, mode of action of indigenous *S. cerevisiae*, the performance of *Saccharomyces* as an antiviral microorganism for pandemic diseases, application of yeast to study DNA repair and damage tolerance on cell cycle division, how calorie restriction can support the anti-aging process using yeast budding cells, and secondary metabolites from *S. cerevisiae* with anticancer activity.

ISBN 978-1-83968-789-1

Saccharomyces

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