Description
Book SynopsisUntil now, no comprehensive handbook on industrial biocatalysis has been available. Soliciting chapters on virtually every aspect of biocatalysis from international experts most actively researching the field, the Handbook of Industrial Biocatalysis fills this need.
The handbook is divided into three sections based on types of substrates. The first section describes the newest biotechnology and bioprocesses for producing industrial products from hydrophobic substrates such as oils and fats. The discussion of biocatalysis covers single and multiple catalytic reactions involved in the creation of products as well as molecular manipulation of enzymes and product recovery. The products include healthy food, nutritional supplements, nutraceuticals, specialty chemicals, surfactants, biopolymers, and antimicrobial agents. The second section covers the production of value-added products from carbohydrate substrates. The scope of this section includes ethanol production, oligosaccharide
Trade Review"This attractively produced handbook gets down to detail. It is written for teachers and specialists by active researchers, 90% from the US and the Far East, mostly from academic and government research labs, rather than production facilities."
-Tony Kirby, Chemistry & Industry, August 2006
"The text is well written and could be easily digested by readers of postgraduate level and beyond…contains a number of extremely interesting chapters in areas that are sometimes overlooked in other texts. …This book would make a good addition to research libraries and especially as a personal copy in research groups whose work focuses in biocatalysis, specifically of lipids."
-Andrew D. Brabban, Microbiology Today
"…an excellent overview of market-directed biocatalysis…the breadth of examples employing industrially useful biocatalyses makes this an exciting volume that illustrates the tools and techniques associated with the production of value-added merchandise…highly recommended for any student or professional interested in development and production of applied biocatalytic materials."
-John Williamson, SIM News, Vol. 56, No. 2, 2006
"…the book covers an area that has not been covered earlier and those interested in industrial biocatalysis - and in green chemistry - will learn a lot from many of the chapters…for those scientists working in the oils and fats industries, or in cosmetics, food and related areas, this compilation of 29 chapters will be an invaluable source of information, particularly from Japanese literature sources."
- Organic Process Research and Development, Vol. 11, No. 3, 2007
Table of ContentsProduction of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Oil by Genetic Engineering. Screening of Novel Microbial Enzymes and their Application in Organic Synthesis. Biocatalyses in Microaquaeous Organic Media. Biocatalysts for Epoxidation and Hydroxylation of Fatty Acids and Fatty Alcohols. Lipase-Catalyzed Kinetic Resolution for the Fractionation of Fatty Acids and Other Lipids. Protein Engineering of Recombinant Candida rugosa Lipases. Production of Value-Added Industrial Products from Vegetable Oils: Oxygenated Fatty Acids. Application of Lipases to Industrial-Scale Purification of Oil-and Fat-Related Compounds. Application of Lipases in Modification of Food Lipids. Lipase-Catalyzed Condensation in an Organic Solvent. Enzymatic Production of Diacylglycerols and its Beneficial Physiological Functions. The Use of Nonimmobilized Lipase for Industrial Esterification of Food Oils. Preparation of Highly Unsaturated Phospholipids and Their Functional Properties. Production of Biosurfactants from Fermentation of Fats, Oils, and their Co-Products. Fatty Acid-Modifying Enzymes: Implications for Industrial Applications. Low-Calorie Fat Substitutes: Synthesis and Analysis. Microbial Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Production. Structured Triacylglycerols Comprising Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids. Biopolyesters Derived from the Fermentation of Renewable Resources. Carbohydrate Active-Enzymes for the Production of Oligosaccharides. Microbial Hemicellulolytic Carbohydrate Esterases. Application of Cyclodextrin Glucanotransferase to the Synthesis of Useful Oligosaccharides and Glycosides. Converting Herbaceous Energy Crops to Bioethanol: A Review with Emphasis on Pretreatment Processes. Enzymes as Biocatalysts for Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Fermentable Sugars. Bioelectrocatalysis: Electroactive Microbial and Enzyme Technologies for Detection and Synthesis of Chemicals, Fuels, and Drugs. Biocatalysis: Synthesis of Chiral Intermediates for Pharmaceuticals. Nutrition Delivery System:
