Active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) chemicals: a critical review of current biotechnological approaches

Vinod Kumara Fermentation Technology and Microbial Biotechnology Division, Csir- Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (Csir-iiim), J & K, India;b Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (Acsir), Ghaziabad-IndiaView further author information

Vasudha Bansalc Department of Foods and Nutrition, Government Home Science College, Affiliated to Panjab University, Chandigarh, IndiaView further author information

Aravind Madhavand Division of Infectious Disease Biology, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, -Trivandrum- IndiaView further author information

Manoj Kumara Fermentation Technology and Microbial Biotechnology Division, Csir- Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (Csir-iiim), J & K, India;b Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (Acsir), Ghaziabad-IndiaView further author information

Raveendran Sindhue Deapartment of Food Technology, Tkm Institute of Technology, Kollam-IndiaView further author information

Mukesh Kumar Awasthif Department of Resource and Environmental Science, College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&f University, Shaanxi Province, Yangling, PR ChinaView further author information

Parameswaran Binodg Microbial Processes and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary, Science and Technology (Csir-niist), Trivandrum-IndiaView further author information

Saurabh Sarana Fermentation Technology and Microbial Biotechnology Division, Csir- Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (Csir-iiim), J & K, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]