The search for APIs in the genome of fungi
Bioinformatics to identify essential genes for designing efficient strains
Dr. Christian Derntl
Fungi hold enormous potential to discover new active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and valua-ble substances, for example antibiotics, pigments and raw materials for biological plastics. While conventional discovery methods are reaching their limits, recent developments in bioinformatics and biotechnology are paving the way for new approaches that promise the discovery of new sub-stances.
