Biocatalysis for green chemistry and chemical process development /  English. 
ed by Alex Tao and Romas Kazlauskas. 
 - 1st. 
 - Hoboken, N.J. :  John Wiley & Sons,  2011. 
 - xii, 479 p.   ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Overview of biotechnology tools for green synthesis: enzymes, cells and their tunability by engineering -- How green can the industry become with biotechnology -- Emerging enzymes and their synthetic applications -- Reaction efficiencies and green chemistry metrics of biotransformations -- Application and case studies - pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals -- Biocatalytic routes to chiral intermediates for development of drugs -- Transglutaminase for protein drug modification: pegylation and beyond -- Microbial production of plant-derived pharmaceutical natural products through metabolic engineering: artemisinin and beyond -- Toward greener therapeutic proteins -- Application and case studies ? flavor & fragrance, agrochemicals and fine chemicals -- Opportunities for biocatalysis in the flavor, fragrance and cosmetic industry -- Application of biocatalysis in the agrochemical industry -- Green production of fine chemicals by isolated enzymes -- Whole cell production of fine chemicals and intermediates -- Application and case studies ? polymers and renewable chemicals -- Green chemistry for the production of biodegradable, biorenewable, biocompatible polymers -- Enzymatic degradation of lignocellulosic biomass -- Bioconversion of renewables-plant oils -- Microbial bioprocesses for industrial scale chemical production. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780470437780 (cloth) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010046369 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Green chemistry.<br/>Enzymes--Biotechnology.<br/>Biocatalysis.<br/>Green technology.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>660.63  / TAO.J