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Book Development of Bioprocesses for the Production of Biocatalysts Used in the Synthesis of Amino Acids and Amines

Download or read book Development of Bioprocesses for the Production of Biocatalysts Used in the Synthesis of Amino Acids and Amines written by Brian Hugh Wilson Griffin and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research in to enzyme catalysis has enormously enriched the success of biological organic synthesis; particularly in the last decade, remarkable progress in biological catalysis has taken place leading to the application of enzymes to a wider extent in industrial processes. The benefits of establishing enzymes as industrial catalysts are founded on the need to develop a 'clean' and 'pure' technology which carry out isomer and region selective reactions; generate or transform pure isomers compared with racemic mixtures and produce pure compounds in comparison with mixtures of by-products often arising from conventional chemical synthesis. With the onset of molecular biology and genetics, the manufacturing of high value proteins in recombinant host cells has become commonplace; nevertheless, there needs to be a better understanding of the optimum conditions for the production of every recombinant protein. In this study, the over expression of an industrially important amine oxidase - D-Amino Acid Oxidase (DAAO) - was attempted using two different expression systems: Escherichia coli and Pichia pastoris in order to establish the optimum conditions for industrial production. Amine oxidases exhibit stereoselectivity; ergo they can theoretically be used for the deracemisation of nonopticallypure mixtures of amines leading to optically pure amines of high value.Furthermore, DAAO is involved in the production of 7-aminocephalosporanic acid (7-ACA) from cephalosporin c (CPC), which can be used in the synthesis of novel cephalosporin antibiotic derivatives. In order to accelerate development of these new antibiotics DAAO must be readily available. Overexpression of DAAO in E. coli was studied under varying experimental conditions in order to ascertain the best conditions for enzymatic activity whilst simultaneously investigating the variations between both defined and complex media to understand suitability for scale-up.Although E. coli is still regarded as the 'go to' organisms for initial laboratory scale up the methylotrophic yeast P. pastoris is considered an industrial workhorse for the production of recombinant proteins and thus the expression of DAAO was also investigated to ascertain how enzyme activities are affected by this expression system. Furthermore, the supplementation of media with different nutrient sources of varying complexity was investigated, as was the implementation of co-feeding inorder to improve carbon flux during recombinant protein production. Finally, the oxygen availability was investigated in order to gain important understandings on its effects on microbial physiology and DAAO activity.

Book Cascade Biocatalysis

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sergio Riva
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2014-06-23
  • ISBN : 3527682511
  • Pages : 587 pages

Download or read book Cascade Biocatalysis written by Sergio Riva and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-06-23 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ready reference presents environmentally friendly and stereoselective methods of modern biocatalysis. The experienced and renowned team of editors have gathered top international authors for this book. They cover such emerging topics as chemoenzymatic methods and multistep enzymatic reactions, while showing how these novel methods and concepts can be used for practical applications. Multidisciplinary topics, including directed evolution, dynamic kinetic resolution, and continuous-flow methodology are also discussed. From the contents: * Directed Evolution of Ligninolytic Oxidoreductases: from Functional Expression to Stabilization and Beyond * New Trends in the In Situ Enzymatic Recycling of NAD(P)(H) Cofactors * Monooxygenase-Catalyzed Redox Cascade Biotransformations * Biocatalytic Redox Cascades Involving w-Transaminases * Multi-Enzyme Systems and Cascade Reactions Involving Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenases * Chemo-Enzymatic Cascade Reactions for the Synthesis of Glycoconjugates * Synergies of Chemistry and Biochemistry for the Production of Beta-Amino Acids * Racemizable Acyl Donors for Enzymatic Dynamic Kinetic Resolution * Stereoselective Hydrolase-Catalyzed Processes in Continuous-Flow Mode * Perspectives on Multienzyme Process Technology * Nitrile Converting Enzymes Involved in Natural and Synthetic Cascade Reactions * Mining Genomes for Nitrilases * Key-Study on the Kinetic Aspects of the In-Situ NHase/AMase Cascade System of M. imperiale Resting Cells for Nitrile Bioconversion * Enzymatic Stereoselective Synthesis of Beta-Amino Acids * New Applications of Transketolase: Cascade Reactions for Assay Development * Aldolases as Catalyst for the Synthesis of Carbohydrates and Analogs * Enzymatic Generation of Sialoconjugate Diversity * Methyltransferases in Biocatalysis * Chemoenzymatic Multistep One-Pot Processes

Book Biocatalysis for Green Chemistry and Chemical Process Development

Download or read book Biocatalysis for Green Chemistry and Chemical Process Development written by Junhua (Alex) Tao and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-30 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes recent progress in enzyme-driven green syntheses of industrially important molecules. The first three introductory chapters overview recent technological advances in enzymes and cell-based transformations, and green chemistry metrics for synthetic efficiency. The remaining chapters are directed to case studies in biotechnological production of pharmaceuticals (small molecules, natural products and biologics), flavors, fragrance and cosmetics, fine chemicals, value-added chemicals from glucose and biomass, and polymeric materials. The book is aimed to facilitate the industrial applications of this powerful and emerging green technology, and catalyze the advancement of the technology itself.

Book Biocatalysis for Practitioners

Download or read book Biocatalysis for Practitioners written by Gonzalo de Gonzalo and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-04-09 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference book originates from the interdisciplinary research cooperation between academia and industry. In three distinct parts, latest results from basic research on stable enzymes are explained and brought into context with possible industrial applications. Downstream processing technology as well as biocatalytic and biotechnological production processes from global players display the enormous potential of biocatalysts. Application of "extreme" reaction conditions (i.e. unconventional, such as high temperature, pressure, and pH value) - biocatalysts are normally used within a well defined process window - leads to novel synthetic effects. Both novel enzyme systems and the synthetic routes in which they can be applied are made accessible to the reader. In addition, the complementary innovative process technology under unconventional conditions is highlighted by latest examples from biotech industry.

Book Practical Methods for Biocatalysis and Biotransformations 2

Download or read book Practical Methods for Biocatalysis and Biotransformations 2 written by John Whittall and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-04-25 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biocatalysts are increasingly used by chemists engaged in fine chemical synthesis within both industry and academia. Today, there exists a huge choice of high-tech enzymes and whole cell biocatalysts, which add enormously to the repertoire of synthetic possibilities. Practical Methods for Biocatalysis and Biotransformations 2 is a "how-to" guide that focuses on the practical applications of enzymes and strains of microorganisms that are readily obtained or derived from culture collections. The sources of starting materials and reagents, hints, tips and safety advice (where appropriate) are given to ensure, as far as possible, that the procedures are reproducible. Comparisons to alternative methodology are given and relevant references to the primary literature are cited. This second volume – which can be used on its own or in combination with the first volume - concentrates on new applications and new enzyme families reported since the first volume. Contents include: introduction to recent developments and future needs in biocatalysts and synthetic biology in industry reductive amination enoate reductases for reduction of electron deficient alkenes industrial carbonyl reduction regio- and stereo- selective hydroxylation oxidation of alcohols selective oxidation industrial hydrolases and related enzymes transferases for alkylation, glycosylation and phosphorylation C-C bond formation and decarboxylation halogenation/dehalogenation/heteroatom oxidation tandem and sequential multi-enzymatic syntheses Practical Methods for Biocatalysis and Biotransformations 2 is an essential collection of biocatalytic methods for chemical synthesis which will find a place on the bookshelves of synthetic organic chemists, pharmaceutical chemists, and process R&D chemists in industry and academia.

Book Biocatalysts and Enzyme Technology

Download or read book Biocatalysts and Enzyme Technology written by Klaus Buchholz and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-12-21 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of a bestselling textbook offers an instructive and comprehensive overview of our current knowledge of biocatalysis and enzyme technology. The book now contains about 40% more printed content. Three chapters are completely new, while the others have been thoroughly updated, and a section with problems and solutions as well as new case studies have been added. Following an introduction to the history of enzyme applications, the text goes on to cover in depth enzyme mechanisms and kinetics, production, recovery, characterization and design by protein engineering. The authors treat a broad range of applications of soluble and immobilized biocatalysts, including wholecell systems, the use of non-aqueous reaction systems, applications in organic synthesis, bioreactor design and reaction engineering. Methods to estimate the sustainability, important internet resources and their evaluation, and legislation concerning the use of biocatalysts are also covered.

Book Biocatalytic Process Optimization

Download or read book Biocatalytic Process Optimization written by Chia-Hung Kuo and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2021-01-14 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biocatalysis is very appealing to the industry because it allows, in principle, the synthesis of products not accessible by chemical synthesis. Enzymes are very effective, as are precise biocatalysts, as they are enantioselective, with mild reaction conditions and green chemistry. Biocatalysis is currently widely used in the pharmaceutical industry, food industry, cosmetic industry, and textile industry. This includes enzyme production, biocatalytic process development, biotransformation, enzyme engineering, immobilization, the synthesis of fine chemicals and the recycling of biocatalysts. One of the most challenging problems in biocatalysis applications is process optimization. This Special Issue shows that an optimized biocatalysis process can provide an environmentally friendly, clean, highly efficient, low cost, and renewable process for the synthesis and production of valuable products. With further development and improvements, more biocatalysis processes may be applied in the future.

Book Applied Biocatalysis

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lutz Hilterhaus
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2016-06-14
  • ISBN : 3527677135
  • Pages : 464 pages

Download or read book Applied Biocatalysis written by Lutz Hilterhaus and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference book originates from the interdisciplinary research cooperation between academia and industry. In three distinct parts, latest results from basic research on stable enzymes are explained and brought into context with possible industrial applications. Downstream processing technology as well as biocatalytic and biotechnological production processes from global players display the enormous potential of biocatalysts. Application of "extreme" reaction conditions (i.e. unconventional, such as high temperature, pressure, and pH value) - biocatalysts are normally used within a well defined process window - leads to novel synthetic effects. Both novel enzyme systems and the synthetic routes in which they can be applied are made accessible to the reader. In addition, the complementary innovative process technology under unconventional conditions is highlighted by latest examples from biotech industry.

Book Biocatalysis in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries

Download or read book Biocatalysis in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries written by Ramesh N. Patel and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-09-26 with total page 878 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because enzyme-catalyzed reactions exhibit higher enantioselectivity, regioselectivity, substrate specificity, and stability, they require mild conditions to react while prompting higher reaction efficiency and product yields. Biocatalysis in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries examines the use of catalysts to produce fine chemic

Book Biocatalysis

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  • Author : Andreas S. Bommarius
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2004-03-12
  • ISBN : 3527303448
  • Pages : 644 pages

Download or read book Biocatalysis written by Andreas S. Bommarius and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-03-12 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The whole range of biocatalysis, from a firm grounding in theoretical concepts to in-depth coverage of practical applications and future perspectives. The book not only covers reactions, products and processes with and from biological catalysts, but also the process of designing and improving such biocatalysts. One unique feature is that the fields of chemistry, biology and bioengineering receive equal attention, thus addressing practitioners and students from all three areas.

Book Asymmetric and Selective Biocatalysis

Download or read book Asymmetric and Selective Biocatalysis written by Jose M. Palomo and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-04-12 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Issue contains one communication, six articles, and two reviews. The communication from Paola Vitale et al. represents a work where whole cells were used as biocatalysts for the reduction of optically active chloroalkyl arylketones followed by a chemical cyclization to give the desired heterocycles. Among the various whole cells screened (baker’s yeast, Kluyveromyces marxianus CBS 6556, Saccharomyces cerevisiae CBS 7336, Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 20016), baker’s yeast provided the best yields and the highest enantiomeric ratios (95:5) in the bioreduction of the above ketones. In this respect, valuable chiral non-racemic functionalized oxygen-containing heterocycles (e.g., (S)-styrene oxide, (S)-2-phenyloxetane, (S)-2-phenyltetrahydrofuran), amenable to be further elaborated on, can be smoothly and successfully generated from their prochiral precursors. Studies about pure biocatalysts with mechanistical studies, application in different reactions, and new immobilization methods for improving their stability were reported in five different articles. The article by Su-Yan Wang et al. describes the cloning, expression, purification, and characterization of an N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase from Pedobacter heparinus (PhGn2E). For this, several N-acylated glucosamine derivatives were chemically synthesized and used to test the substrate specificity of the enzyme. The mechanism of the enzyme was studied by hydrogen/deuterium NMR. The study at the anomeric hydroxyl group and C-2 position of the substrate in the reaction mixture confirmed the epimerization reaction via ring-opening/enolate formation. Site-directed mutagenesis was also used to confirm the proposed mechanism of this interesting enzyme. The article by Forest H. Andrews et al. studies two enzymes, benzoylformate decarboxylase (BFDC) and pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC), which catalyze the non-oxidative decarboxylation of 2-keto acids with different specificity. BFDC from Pseudomonas putida exhibited very limited activity with pyruvate, whereas the PDCs from S. cerevisiae or from Zymomonas mobilis showed virtually no activity with benzoylformate (phenylglyoxylate). After studies using saturation mutagenesis, the BFDC T377L/A460Y variant was obtained, with 10,000-fold increase in pyruvate/benzoylformate. The change was attributed to an improvement in the Km value for pyruvate and a decrease in the kcat value for benzoylformate. The characterization of the new catalyst was performed, providing context for the observed changes in the specificity. The article by Xin Wang et al. compares two types of biocatalysts to produce D-lysine L-lysine in a cascade process catalyzed by two enzymes: racemase from microorganisms that racemize L-lysine to give D,L-lysine and decarboxylase that can be in cells, permeabilized cells, and the isolated enzyme. The comparison between the different forms demonstrated that the isolated enzyme showed the higher decarboxylase activity. Under optimal conditions, 750.7 mmol/L D-lysine was finally obtained from 1710 mmol/L L-lysine after 1 h of racemization reaction and 0.5 h of decarboxylation reaction. D-lysine yield could reach 48.8% with enantiomeric excess (ee) of 99%. In the article by Rivero and Palomo, lipase from Candida rugosa (CRL) was highly stabilized at alkaline pH in the presence of PEG, which permitted its immobilization for the first time by multipoint covalent attachment on different aldehyde-activated matrices. Different covalent immobilized preparation of the enzyme was successfully obtained. The thermal and solvent stability was highly increased by this treatment, and the novel catalysts showed high regioselectivity in the deprotection of per-O-acetylated nucleosides. The article by Robson Carlos Alnoch et al. describes the protocol and use of a new generation of tailor-made bifunctional supports activated with alkyl groups that allow the immobilization of proteins through the most hydrophobic region of the protein surface and aldehyde groups that allows the covalent immobilization of the previously adsorbed proteins. These supports were especially used in the case of lipase immobilization. The immobilization of a new metagenomic lipase (LipC12) yielded a biocatalyst 3.5-fold more active and 5000-fold more stable than the soluble enzyme. The PEGylated immobilized lipase showed high regioselectivity, producing high yields of the C-3 monodeacetylated product at pH 5.0 and 4 °C. Hybrid catalysts composed of an enzyme and metallic complex are also treated in this Special Issue. The article by Christian Herrero et al. describes the development of the Mn(TpCPP)-Xln10A artificial metalloenzyme, obtained by non-covalent insertion of Mn(III)-meso-tetrakis(p-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin [Mn(TpCPP), 1-Mn] into xylanase 10A from Streptomyces lividans (Xln10A). The complex was found able to catalyze the selective photo-induced oxidation of organic substrates in the presence of [RuII(bpy)3]2+ as a photosensitizer and [CoIII(NH3)5Cl]2+ as a sacrificial electron acceptor, using water as oxygen atom source. The two published reviews describe different subjects with interest in the fields of biocatalysis and mix metallic-biocatalysis, respectively. The review by Anika Scholtissek et al. describes the state-of-the-art regarding ene-reductases from the old yellow enzyme family (OYEs) to catalyze the asymmetric hydrogenation of activated alkenes to produce chiral products with industrial interest. The dependence of OYEs on pyridine nucleotide coenzyme can be avoided by using nicotinamide coenzyme mimetics. In the review, three main classes of OYEs are described and characterized. The review by Yajie Wang and Huimin Zhao highlights some of the recent examples in the past three years that combine transition metal catalysis with enzymatic catalysis. With recent advances in protein engineering, catalyst synthesis, artificial metalloenzymes, and supramolecular assembly, there is great potential to develop more sophisticated tandem chemoenzymatic processes for the synthesis of structurally complex chemicals. In conclusion, these nine publications give an overview of the possibilities of different catalysts, both traditional biocatalysts and hybrids with metals or organometallic complexes to be used in different processes—particularly in synthetic reactions—under very mild reaction conditions.

Book Biocatalysis and Pharmaceuticals  A Smart Tool for Sustainable Development

Download or read book Biocatalysis and Pharmaceuticals A Smart Tool for Sustainable Development written by Andres R Alcantara and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-10-30 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biocatalysis, that is, the use of biological catalysts (enzymes, cells, etc.) for the preparation of highly valuable compounds is undergoing a great development, being considered an extremely sustainable approach to undertaking environmental demands. In this scenario, this book illustrates the versatility of applied biocatalysis for the preparation of drugs and other bioactive compounds through the presentation of different research articles and reviews, in which several authors describe the most recent developments in this appealing scientific area. By reading the excellent contributions gathered in this book, it is possible to have an updated idea about new advances and possibilities for a new exciting future.

Book Novel Enzyme and Whole Cell Biocatalysts

Download or read book Novel Enzyme and Whole Cell Biocatalysts written by Anwar Sunna and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2020-11-04 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of a circular economy relies on waste reduction, valorization, and recycling. Global trends for “green” synthesis of chemicals have positioned the field of enzyme technology and biocatalysis (multi-enzymes and whole-cells) as an alternative for the synthesis of more social- and environmentally-responsible bio-based chemicals. Recent advances in synthetic biology, computational tools, and metabolic engineering have supported the discovery of new enzymes and the rational design of whole-cell biocatalysts. In this book, we highlight these current advances in the field of biocatalysis, with special emphasis on novel enzymes and whole-cell biocatalysts for applications in several industrial biotechnological applications.

Book Green Biocatalysis

Download or read book Green Biocatalysis written by Ramesh N. Patel and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-05-12 with total page 1381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Green Biocatalysis presents an exciting green technology that uses mild and safe processes with high regioselectivity and enantioselectivity. Bioprocesses are carried out under ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure in aqueous conditions that do not require any protection and deprotection steps to shorten the synthetic process, offering waste prevention and using renewable resources. Drawing on the knowledge of over 70 internationally renowned experts in the field of biotechnology, Green Biocatalysis discusses a variety of case studies with emphases on process R&D and scale-up of enzymatic processes to catalyze different types of reactions. Random and directed evolution under process conditions to generate novel highly stable and active enzymes is described at length. This book features: A comprehensive review of green bioprocesses and application of enzymes in preparation of key compounds for pharmaceutical, fine chemical, agrochemical, cosmetic, flavor, and fragrance industries using diverse enzymatic reactions Discussion of the development of efficient and stable novel biocatalysts under process conditions by random and directed evolution and their applications for the development of environmentally friendly, efficient, economical, and sustainable green processes to get desired products in high yields and enantiopurity The most recent technological advances in enzymatic and microbial transformations and cuttingedge topics such as directed evolution by gene shuffling and enzyme engineering to improve biocatalysts With over 3000 references and 800 figures, tables, equations, and drawings, Green Biocatalysis is an excellent resource for biochemists, organic chemists, medicinal chemists, chemical engineers, microbiologists, pharmaceutical chemists, and undergraduate and graduate students in the aforementioned disciplines.

Book Biocatalytic Synthesis of  gamma  hydroxy Amino Acids and Computational Exploration of Sequence activity Landscapes

Download or read book Biocatalytic Synthesis of gamma hydroxy Amino Acids and Computational Exploration of Sequence activity Landscapes written by Jonathan Michael Ellis and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the course of evolution, Nature has developed a swath of useful enzymes for catalyzing chemical reactions crucial to life. These enzymes are used in complex metabolic cascades to produce a wide variety of useful natural products in a chemo-, regio-, and stereoselective fashion. These enzymes can be adopted in synthetic chemistry contexts to afford powerful tools for synthesizing complex molecules in a green way. Through protein engineering, it is possible to further expand the applicability of these enzymes, and by using computational modelling tools, it is possible to accelerate the engineering process. Here, I discuss my efforts in engineering two useful enzymes pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent enzymes, UstD and RgnTDC, to expand their substrate scopes and applicability. UstD is capable of directly installing an amino acid moiety into electrophilic aldehyde substrates through a decarboxylative aldol-like reaction from L-aspartic acid. Through multiple rounds of directed evolution, including linear regression guided evolution, we were able to improve the activity and expressibility of UstD. Through mechanistic studies and crystallography, we have begun probing the complex catalytic cycle that enables UstD to perform its catalyzed reaction, as well as laying the foundation for structure guided evolution. Complementary to UstD, RgnTDC is a l-tryptophan decarboxylase which is able to decarboxylate amino acids and generate precursors to medicinally relevant compounds. Through the use of Substrate Multiplexed Screening (SUMS) in conjunction with logistic regression guided directed evolution and primer-doped mutagenesis, we have created a variety of generalist biocatalysts with diverse active site composition. These variants serve as potential starting points for future engineering campaigns. To help facilitate these future engineering efforts and explore the utility of SUMS, I have also worked to develop computational tools to process and analyze SUMS library screening data. These tools have been integrated into a single web-based program, titled the SUMS Interactive Processing Software (SIPS), and have been developed with broad applicability and community use in mind.

Book Activity Based Protein Profiling

Download or read book Activity Based Protein Profiling written by Benjamin F. Cravatt and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-25 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a collection of contemporary perspectives on using activity-based protein profiling (ABPP) for biological discoveries in protein science, microbiology, and immunology. A common theme throughout is the special utility of ABPP to interrogate protein function and small-molecule interactions on a global scale in native biological systems. Each chapter showcases distinct advantages of ABPP applied to diverse protein classes and biological systems. As such, the book offers readers valuable insights into the basic principles of ABPP technology and how to apply this approach to biological questions ranging from the study of post-translational modifications to targeting bacterial effectors in host-pathogen interactions.

Book Biocatalysts for Industry

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jonathan S. Dordick
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2013-03-09
  • ISBN : 1475745974
  • Pages : 333 pages

Download or read book Biocatalysts for Industry written by Jonathan S. Dordick and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The application of enzymes or whole cells (fermentatively active or resting; microbial, plant, or animal) to carry out selective transformations of commercial importance is the central theme of industrial biocatalysis. Traditionally, biocatalysis has been in the domain of the life scientist or biochemical engineer. However, recent advances in this field have enabled biocatalytic processes to compete head on with, and in some cases out perform, conventional chemical processing. Chemo-biocatalytic systems are being developed thereby combining the most attractive features of bio catalysts, namely high specificity, with those of chemical catalysts, such as high reactivities and wide substrate specificities. Hence, synthetic chemists and chemical engineers are now beginning to use biocatalysts as highly selective reagents in chemical synthesis and processing. This book is about biocatalysts and their past, present, and potential applications in the food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. The con cept of the book did not emanate from a meeting. Rather, it is a compila tion of selected examples where biocatalysis either has already made a significant impact in the aforementioned industries, or has the potential to make a substantial contribution. I have been fortunate to have assembled contributions from world-class researchers in the field of biocatalysis. Their timely contributions are sincerely appreciated.