Ebook: Methane and Methanol Utilizers
- Tags: Biochemistry general, Biotechnology, Medical Microbiology, Plant Sciences, Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology, Microbial Ecology
- Series: Biotechnology Handbooks 5
- Year: 1992
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Methane and its oxidation product, methanol, have occupied an important position in the chemical industry for many years: the former as a feedstock, the latter as a primary chemical from which many products are produced. More recently, the role played by methane as a potent "greenhouse" gas has aroused considerable attention from environmentalists and clima tologists alike. This role for C compounds has, of course, been quite 1 incidental to the myriad of microorganisms on this planet that have adapted their life-styles to take advantage of these readily available am bient sources. Methane, a renewable energy source that will always be with us, is actually a difficult molecule to activate; so any microorganism that can effect this may point the way to catalytic chemists looking for con trollable methane oxidation. Methanol, formed as a breakdown product of plant material, is also ubiquitous and has also encouraged the growth of prokaryotes and eukaryotes alike. In an attempt to give a balanced view of how microorganisms have been able to exploit these simple carbon sources, we have asked a number ofleading scientists (modesty forbids our own inclusion here) to contribute chapters on their specialist areas of the subject.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction....Pages 1-21
Taxonomy of Methylotrophic Bacteria....Pages 23-84
Methane Oxidation by Methanotrophs....Pages 85-114
The Genetics and Molecular Biology of Obligate Methane-Oxidizing Bacteria....Pages 115-148
The Physiology and Biochemistry of Aerobic Methanol-Utilizing Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Bacteria....Pages 149-181
The Genetics and Molecular Biology of Methanol-Utilizing Bacteria....Pages 183-206
Methanol-Utilizing Yeasts....Pages 207-244
Biotechnological and Applied Aspects of Methane and Methanol Utilizers....Pages 245-279
Back Matter....Pages 281-286
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction....Pages 1-21
Taxonomy of Methylotrophic Bacteria....Pages 23-84
Methane Oxidation by Methanotrophs....Pages 85-114
The Genetics and Molecular Biology of Obligate Methane-Oxidizing Bacteria....Pages 115-148
The Physiology and Biochemistry of Aerobic Methanol-Utilizing Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Bacteria....Pages 149-181
The Genetics and Molecular Biology of Methanol-Utilizing Bacteria....Pages 183-206
Methanol-Utilizing Yeasts....Pages 207-244
Biotechnological and Applied Aspects of Methane and Methanol Utilizers....Pages 245-279
Back Matter....Pages 281-286
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