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Biotechnological Innovations in Chemical Synthesis

  • 1st Edition - May 7, 1997
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: BIOTOL, B C Currell, R C E Dam-Mieras
  • Language: English

Demonstrates how biological catalysis can be applied to the production of value added chemicals. Use is made of a diverse range of case studies to give a breadth of experience.… Read more

Description

Demonstrates how biological catalysis can be applied to the production of value added chemicals. Use is made of a diverse range of case studies to give a breadth of experience. It also reveals how bio-systems are being employed to produce a wide range of valuable commodities including antibiotics and other therapeutics, intermediary metabolites such as citrate, malate, gels and other valuable polymers.

Readership

All those involved in or wishing to learn any aspect of the fine chemicals industries.

Table of contents

Introduction; Antibiotics; Antimetabolites; Microbial transformations; Non-food amino acids; Intermediary metabolites; Polymers I single celled protein; Polymers II biopol.

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: August 8, 1997
  • Language: English

About the authors

BC

B C Currell

Affiliations and expertise
University of Greenwich

RD

R C E Dam-Mieras

Affiliations and expertise
Open Universiteit of the Netherlands