Meet the editors

Prof. Dr. Leila Queiroz Zepka is currently an associate professor in the Department of Food Technology and Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil. She has more than fifteen years of teaching and research experience. She has published more than 550 scientific publications/communications, including 15 books, 50 book chapters, 100 original research papers, 380 research communications in national and international conferences, and

12 patents. She is a member of the editorial board of five journals and acts as a reviewer for several national and international journals. Her research interests include microalgal biotechnology with an emphasis on microalgae-based products.

Dr. Tatiele Casagrande do Nascimento is currently a young researcher at the Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil. She has a doctorate in Food Science and Technology. Her research interests include foods and health outcomes with an emphasis on natural pigments.

Prof. Dr. Eduardo Jacob-Lopes is currently an associate professor at the Department of Food Technology and Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil. He has more than fifteen years of teaching and research experience. He has coordinated and is coordinating more than fifty research projects and/or technological developments financed by public funding agencies and private initiatives. He has published more than 600 scientific

publications/communications, including 15 books, 60 book chapters, 120 original research papers, 400 research communications in national and international conferences, and 13 patents. He is a member of the editorial board of ten journals and acts as a reviewer for several national and international journals. His research interests include bioprocess engineering and sustainable engineering with an emphasis on microalgal biotechnology.

Contents

*and Leila Queiroz Zepka*

*and Mohammed Nedjhioui*

*by Zeinab Amanzadeh*

*by Mohd Rehan*

*by Sunita Sharma*

and Health Benefits

**Preface XI**

**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 7**

**Chapter 3 31**

**Chapter 4 51**

**Chapter 5 71**

**Chapter 6 87**

**Chapter 7 105**

**Chapter 8 123**

Biosynthesis of the Immunomodulatory Molecule Capsular Polysaccharide

Flavonoids: Understanding Their Biosynthetic Pathways in Plants

The Need to Use Microorganisms and Their Biosynthesized Bioactive

Introductory Chapter: An Overview on Bioactive Compounds with Focus

in the Biosynthesis, Characterization and Applications *by Tatiele Casagrande do Nascimento, Eduardo Jacob-Lopes* 

Pharmacological Role of Biosynthetic Products

Plants' Bioactive Metabolites and Extraction Methods

Metabolites for Biological and Medical Activities

Biosynthesis of Diverse Class Flavonoids *via* Shikimate

*by Yakubu Jibira and Paul Atawuchugi*

*by Achouak Madani, Nassima Mazouni* 

Biosynthesis of Natural Products *by Stella O. Bruce and Felix A. Onyegbule*

and Phenylpropanoid Pathway

A from *Bacteroides fragilis*

*by InnocentMary IfedibaluChukwu Ejiofor and Maria-Goretti Chikodili Igbokwe*
