Physics and Chemistry Basis of Biotechnology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-7

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2. Biomimetic Materials Synthesis

   • Aleksey Nedoluzhko, Trevor Douglas

   Pages 9-45

3. Dendrimers

   • L. Henry Bryant Jr, Jeff W.M. Bulte

   Pages 47-69

4. Rational Design of P450 Enzymes for Biotechnology

   • Sheila J. Sadeghi, Georgia E. Tsotsou, Michael Fairhead, Yergalem T. Meharenna, Gianfranco Gilardi

   Pages 71-104

5. Amperometric Enzyme-Based Biosensors for Application in Food and Beverage Industry

   • Elisabeth Csöoregi, Szilveszter Gáspñr, Mihaela Niculescu, Bo Mattiasson, Wolfgang Schuhmann

   Pages 105-129

6. Supported Lipid Membranes for Reconstitution of Membrane Proteins

   • Britta Lindholm-Sethson

   Pages 131-165

7. Functional Structure of the Secretin Receptor

   • P. Robberecht, M. Waelbroeck, N. Moguilevsky

   Pages 167-176

8. Cold-Adapted Enzymes

   • D. Georlette, M. Bentahir, P. Claverie, T. Collins, S. D’amico, D. Delille et al.

   Pages 177-196

9. Molecular and Cellular Magnetic Resonance Contrast Agents

   • J.W.M. Bulteand, L.H. Bryant Jr.

   Pages 191-221

10. Radioactive Microspheres for Medical Applications

    • Urs HÄfeli

    Pages 213-248

11. Radiation-Induced Bioradicals

    • Win Mondelaers, Philippe Lahorte

    Pages 249-276

12. Radiation-Induced Bioradicals

    • Philippe Lahorte, Wim Mondelaers

    Pages 277-303

13. Aroma Measurement

    • Saskia M. Van Ruth

    Pages 305-328

14. Back Matter

    Pages 329-334

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At the end of the 20th century, a tremendous progress was made in biotechnology in its widest sense. This progress was largely possible as a result of joint efforts of top academic researchers in both pure fundamental sciences and applied research. The surplus value of such interdisciplinary approaches was clearly highlighted during the 9th European Congress on Biotechnology that was held in Brussels, Belgium (11-15 July, 1999). The present volume in the ‘Focus on Biotechnology’ series, entiteld ‘Physics and Chemistry Basis for Biotechnology’ contains selected presentations from this meeting, A collection of experts has made serious efforts to present some of the latest developments in various scientific fields and to unveil prospective evolutions on the threshold of the new millenium. In all contributions the emphasis is on emerging new areas of research in which physicochemical principles form the foundation. In reading the different chapters, it appears that more than ever significant advances in biotechnology very often depend on breakthroughs in the biotechnology itself (e.g.

• Biosensor
• Lipid
• biotechnology
• chemistry
• enzymes
• magnetic resonance
• protein
• proteins

• Interdisciplinaire Research Center, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kortrijk, Belgium

  Marcel Cuyper

• National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA

  Jeff W. M. Bulte

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