Biocatalysis for green chemistry and chemical process development
By: edited by Alex Tao, Romas Kazlauskas
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 479
ISBN-13: 9780470437780
Subjects: Enzymes; Environmental chemistry; Industrial applications  .; Biotechnology; Green technology
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: . Overview of biotechnology tools for green synthesis: enzymes, cells and their tunability by engineering; title: How green can the industry become with biotechnology; title: Emerging enzymes and their synthetic applications; title: Reaction efficiencies and green chemistry metrics of biotransformations; title: Application and case studies - pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals; title: Biocatalytic routes to chiral intermediates for development of drugs; title: Transglutaminase for protein drug modification: pegylation and beyond; title: Microbial production of plant-derived pharmaceutical natural products through metabolic engineering: artemisinin and beyond; title: Toward greener therapeutic proteins; title: Application and case studies ? flavor & fragrance, agrochemicals and fine chemicals; title: Opportunities for biocatalysis in the flavor, fragrance and cosmetic industry; title: Application of biocatalysis in the agrochemical industry; title: Green production of fine chemicals by isolated enzymes; title: Whole cell production of fine chemicals and intermediates; title: Application and case studies ? polymers and renewable chemicals; title: Green chemistry for the production of biodegradable, biorenewable, biocompatible polymers; title: Enzymatic degradation of lignocellulosic biomass; title: Bioconversion of renewables-plant oils; title: Microbial bioprocesses for industrial scale chemical production.