Ebook: Biocatalysis: Enzymatic Basics and Applications

This book introduces to industrially important enzymes and discusses in detail their structures and functions, as well as their manifold applications. Due to their selective biocatalytic capabilities enzymes are used in numerous industries and processes. The authors present selected enzymes and their applications in agriculture, food processing and discoloration. The significance of enzymes in biomedicine is also topic of the book. Furthermore, biochemical engineering strategies such as enzyme immobilization, metabolic engineering or cross-linkage of enzyme aggregates are discussed and their pros and cons are critically examined.
The book stimulates to further thinking by presenting new ideas for the developing of concepts of enzymatic catalytic functions in basic and applied premises.The book addresses researchers from academia and industry who are engaged in biochemical engineering, microbiology and biotechnology.