Overview
- Updated information on most relevant enzymes used in industry
- Unravelling the structural and functional aspects of relevant industrial enzymes
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Table of contents (34 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Carbohydrate Active Enzymes
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Lipases
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About this book
Man's use of enzymes dates back to the earliest times of civilization. Important human activities such as the production of certain types of foods and beverages, and the tanning of hides and skins to produce leather for garments, serendipitously took advantage of enzyme activities. Important advances in our understanding of the nature of enzymes and their action were made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, seeding the explosive expansion from the 1950s and 60s onward to the present billion dollar enzyme industry. Recent developments in the fields of genetic engineering and protein chemistry are bringing ever more powerful means of analysis to bear on the study of enzyme structure and function that will undoubtedly lead to the rational modification of enzymes to match specific requirements as well as the design of new enzymes with novel properties.
This volume reviews the most important types of industrial enzymes, covering in a balanced manner three interrelated aspects of paramount importance for enzyme performance: three-dimensional protein structure, physicochemical and catalytic properties, and the range of both classical and novel applications.
The material covered will be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students in biochemistry, biotechnology and applied microbiology in addition to researchers and industrialists.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"This is a book worth adding in one’s collection and is most suitable for advanced students and professionals. This compendium consists of in-depth reviews prepared by authoritative sources. It is extremely informative, presenting detailed facts on the history, sources, active sites, reaction mechanisms, substrate specificities, structures (native and redesigned), and applications for 34 classes of enzymes that have industrial applications. … Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students through professionals." (J. M. Tomich, CHOICE, Vol. v4 (3), November, 2007)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Industrial Enzymes
Book Subtitle: Structure, Function and Applications
Editors: Julio Polaina, Andrew P. MacCabe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5377-0
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-5376-4Published: 30 March 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7354-9Published: 19 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-5377-1Published: 16 May 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 641
Topics: Biotechnology, Applied Microbiology, Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Food Science