TY  - BOOK
AU  - Roberts,Stanley M.
TI  - Introduction to biocatalysis using enzymes and micro-organisms
SN  - 9780511752254 (ebook)
AV  - TP248.27.M53 R63 1995
U1  - 660/.63 20
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Microbial biotechnology
KW  - Biocatalysis
KW  - Enzymes
KW  - Biotechnology
KW  - Biotransformation (Metabolism)
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015); 1. An historical introduction to biocatalysis using enzymes and micro-organisms -- 2. The interrelationships between enzymes and cells, with particular reference to whole-cell biotransformations using bacteria and fungi -- 3. Useful intermediates and end-products obtained from whole-cell. enzyme-catalysed hydrolysis and esterification reactions -- 4. Useful intermediates and end-products obtained from biocatalysed oxidation and reduction reactions -- 5. Useful intermediates and end-products obtained from biocatalysed carbon-carbon, carbon-oxygen, carbon-nitrogen and carbon-chalcogen bond-forming reactions -- 6. The application of biocatalysis to the manufacture of fine chemicals
N2  - This is an introductory text intended to give the non-specialist a comprehensive insight into the science of biotransformations. The book traces the history of biotransformations, clearly spells out the pros and cons of conducting enzyme-mediated versus whole-cell bioconversions, and gives a variety of examples wherein the bio-reaction is a key element in a reaction sequence leading from cheap starting materials to valuable end-products (such as pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, fragrances and flavours). Biotransformations involving the hydrolysis of esters, amides and nitriles, the synthesis of esters and amides, reduction and oxidation reactions and carbon-carbon bond-forming systems are discussed. The book finishes with a discussion of some industrially important large-scale bioconversions.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511752254
ER  -