Extracellular Glycolipids of Yeasts: Biodiversity, Biochemistry, and Prospects provides a comprehensive view of the biochemistry, biological activity, and practical application of extracellular glycolipids of yeast. This book brings much-needed clarity to the complex topic of glycolipids and streamlines the rather confusing terminology used for glycolipids. It also provides a wealth of modern data on their composition, structure and properties, biosynthetic pathways, methods of isolation and identification, antifungal activity, and mechanisms of action. Studies of extracellular glycolipids of yeast now draw the attention of researchers in life science and biotechnology due to numerous recently revealed biological properties of these compounds. These compounds are scientifically and practically promising in medicine and agriculture due to their biosurfactant and fungicidal properties, as well as a number of other biological activities. Extracellular Glycolipids of Yeasts gives researchers studying biochemistry of microorganisms and related biologically active compounds a much-needed guide to the basic data that will aid in these increasingly generative pursuits.

Degrees: Mr.Sci: July 2005 in Biology (Pushchino State University)Ph.D.: November 2006 in Biochemistry (Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences): Antifungal yeast glycolipids. (Supervisors Prof. Kulaev, I.S., and Dr. W.I.Golubev Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences)Positions held:2005-2008: Junior Researcher, Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences2008-Present: Researcher Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms Degrees: Mr.Sci: July 1979 in Biochemistry (Moscow State University, 1979)Ph.D.: Marh 1985 in Biochemistry (Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences): ATPase and ion transport in yeast vacuoles. (Supervisor Prof. Kulaev, I.S., Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences)Dr. Sci. in Biochemistry (December, 2001) (Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences): Exopolyphosphatases of Saccharomyces cerevisiaePositions held:1984-1989 Junior Researcher, Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences1989-1992 Researcher Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms1993-2004 Senior Researcher, Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms2004-2005 Leading Researcher, Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms2005-Present: Head of Laboratory of Regulation of Biochemical Processes Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms