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Summary
Summary
An expert overview of new technologies guiding the construction of a sustainable society
This compendium of important insights from sixty distinguished international scholars looks at the significant advances in progressive environmental technology--especially the molecular engineering used on plants, animals, and microorganisms--as the game changer in the high-stakes race to reverse earth-damaging practices.
Biocatalysis and Biomolecular Engineering covers subject matter on the latest developments in eco-friendly and energy-saving manufacturing processes with the emphasis on agricultural technology and bio-based products. Focusing its study on remedies that show promise in curing food and energy ills, this book examines groundbreaking work in various fields, such as nutraceuticals, genetic engineering of agricultural products, and bioenergy. Biocatalysis and Biomolecular Engineering:
Can be used as a reference by teachers, graduate students, and industrial scientists who conduct research in bioscience and biotechnology
Serves as the first book to bring together fundamentals and leading-edge technologies for the development of bio-based industrial products through biocatalysis; for example, it discusses the preparation of biofunctional micro- and nanoparticles
Contains chapters by international experts from academia, industry, and government research institutes
Biocatalysis and Biomolecular Engineering builds a cohesive, well thought out case for nurturing new discoveries in eco-technology by inviting critical discussion on devising viable solutions to sustaining the future wellness of humankind.
Author Notes
Ching T. Hou is the lead scientist at the USDA National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria, Illinois, since 1989. He is President of the International Society of Biocatalysis and Biotechnology. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, the Society of Industrial Microbiology, and the American Oil Chemists' Society, holds seventeen patents, and has published over 220 peer-reviewed journal papers and five books.
Jei-Fu Shaw, PHD, is President and Chair Professor at National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan. Dr. Shaw received the Biotechnology Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Oil chemists' Society in 2005 and was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2006. He has published over 150 international SCI papers and holds seven Patents.
Table of Contents
Preface | p. xi |
Contributors | p. xiii |
Section I Improvement of Agronomic and Microbial Traits | p. 1 |
1 Insights into the Structure and Function of Acyl-CoA: Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase | p. 3 |
2 Improving Enzyme Character by Molecular Breeding: Preparation of Chimeric Genes | p. 31 |
3 Production and Accumulation of Unusual Fatty Acids in Plant Tissues | p. 43 |
4 Preparation of Oleaginous Yeast by Genetic Modification and Its Potential Applications | p. 57 |
5 Improving Value of Oil Palm Using Genetic Engineering | p. 67 |
6 Potential in Using Arabidopsis Acyl-Coenzyme-A-Binding Proteins in Engineering Stress-Tolerant Plants | p. 83 |
7 Modification of Lipid Composition by Genetic Engineering in Oleaginous Marine Microorganism, Thraustochytrid | p. 99 |
8 Integrated Approaches to Manage Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Viruses | p. 105 |
9 Carbohydrate Acquisition During Legume Seed Development | p. 133 |
10 Biotechnology Enhancement of Phytosterol Biosynthesis in Seed Oils | p. 141 |
Section II Functional Foods and Biofuels | p. 163 |
11 Dietary Phosphatidylinositol in Metabolic Syndrome | p. 165 |
12 Biotechnologicai Enrichment of Cereals with Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids | p. 175 |
13 Lipophilic Ginsenoside Derivatives Production | p. 195 |
14 Brown Seaweed Lipids as Possible Source for Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods | p. 211 |
15 Processes for Production of Biodiesel Fuel | p. 225 |
16 Noncatalytic Alcoholysis Process for Production of Biodiesel Fuel: Its Potential in Japan and Southeast Asia | p. 243 |
17 Use of Coniochaeta ligniaria to Detoxify Fermentation Inhibitors Present in Cellulosic Sugar Streams | p. 253 |
18 Omics Applications to Biofuel Research | p. 265 |
Section III Renewable Bioproducts | p. 277 |
19 Biotechnological Uses of Phospholipids | p. 279 |
20 Application of Partition Chromatographic Theory on the Routine Analysis of Lipid Molecular Species | p. 299 |
21 Dehydrogenase-Catalyzed Synthesis of Chiral Intermediates for Drugs | p. 315 |
22 Engineering of Bacterial Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenase as Biocatalysts for Chemical Synthesis and Environmental Bioremediation | p. 349 |
23 Glycosynthases from Inverting Hydrolases | p. 361 |
24 Molecular Species of Diacylglycerols and Triacylglycerols Containing Dihydroxy Fatty Acids in Castor Oil | p. 377 |
25 Biocatalytic Production of Lactobionic Acid | p. 391 |
26 Recent Advances in Aldolase-Catalyzed Synthesis of Unnatural Sugars and Iminocyclitols | p. 405 |
27 Production of Value-Added Products by Lactic Acid Bacteria | p. 421 |
28 Enzymatic Synthesis of Glycosides Using Alpha-Amylase Family Enzymes | p. 437 |
29 Biological Synthesis of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Using Plant Leaf Extracts and Antimicrobial Application | p. 447 |
30 Potential Approach of Microbial Conversion to Develop New Antifungal Products of Omega-3 Fatty Acids | p. 459 |
Index | p. 473 |