Biocatalysis encompasses the use of enzymes or whole cell systems for effecting the conversion of readily available, inexpensive starting materials to high value products. Enzymes frequently display exquisite selectivity, particularly chemo-, enantio- and regioselectivity, making them attractive catalysts for a wide range of chemical transformations. Enzymes also typically operate under mild conditions of pH and temperature leading to the formation of products of high purity. As a result of these advantages, enzymes and whole cells are finding wider application in areas such as the production of intermediates for pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, agrichemicals, novel materials, diagnostics, biofuels and performance chemicals. This new book presents leading-edge research in the field.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Nanobiocatalytic Systems: Thin Films of Enzymes
(Laura Pastorino, Department of Communication, Computer and System Sciences, University of Genova, Svetlana Erokhina, Department of Physics, University of Parma, Italy)
^Bioprocesses for the Synthesis of Nucleosides and Nucleotides
(Marco Terreni, Daniela Ubiali, Teodora Bavaro, Davide A. Cecchini, Immacolata Serra, Massimo Pregnolato, Italian Biocatalysis Center, PBL Dipartimento di Chimica Farmaceutica, Università degli Studi, Pavia, Italy)
Biocatalysis in Environmental Technology
(Freire, D.M.G., Gutarra, M.L.E., Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Quimica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Ferreira-Leitão, V.S., Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, Coelho, M.A.Z., Departamento de Engenharia Bioquímica, Escola de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil)
Application of Lipases to Substances with Pharmacological Importance (Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids)
(Marie Zarevùcka, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Zdenĕk Wimmer, Laboratory of Chemistry, Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Republic)
The Evolution of Directed Evolution
(Birthe Borup, Codexis Laboratories, Singapore)
Biocatalytic Resolution of DL-Pantolactone by Cross-Linked Cells and its Industrial Application
(Zhi-Hao Sun, Ye Ni, Pu Zheng, The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education; Laboratory of Biocatalysis, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Xin-Fu Guo, Jun Wang, Zhejiang Hangzhou Xinfu Pharmaceutical, China)
Biocatalytic Potential of Haloalkaliphilic Bacteria
(Satya P. Singh, Megha, K. Purohit, Jignasha T. Thumar, Sandeep Pandey, Chirantan M. Raval and Hetal G. Bhimani, Department of Biosciences; Saurashtra University, India)
Salt-Tolerant Alkaliphilic Actinomycetes and their Biocatalytic Potential
(Satya P. Singh, Jignasha T. Thumar, Department of Biosciences; Saurashtra University, India)
Accelerating Whole-Cell Biocatalysis by Cellular Membrane Engineering
(Ye Ni, Laboratory of Biocatalysis, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, P.R. China, Rachel R. Chen, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia)
Recent Advances in Enzymatic Synthesis of Water-Soluble Conducting Polymers (Estibalitz Ochoteco, Tomasz Sikora, David Mecerreyes, Jose A. Pomposo, Hans Grande, New Materials Department, CIDETEC-Centre for Electrochemical Technologies, Parque Tecnológico de San Sebastián, San Sebastian, Spain)
Marine Enzymes for Biocatalysis - Production, Isolation and Applications
(K. Muffler, Univ. of Kaiserslautern, Dept. of Mechanical and Process Engineering, Gottlieb-Daimler-Strabe, Kaiserslautern, J. Mukherjee, Environmental Science Programme and Dept. of Life Science & Biotechnology, Jadavpur Univ., Kolkata, India, R. Ulber, Univ. of Kaiserslautern, Dept. of Mechanical and Process Engineering, Gottlieb-Daimler-Strabe, Kaiserslautern)
Immobilized Microbial Cells - Applications and Mass Transfer Phenomena
(Venko Beschkov, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria)
Application of Whole-Cell Biocatalysis in Chemoenzymatic, Asymmetric Synthesis of Medically Important Compounds
(Ewa Zymańczyk-Duda, Pawel Kafarski, Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland)
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