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Informationen zum Autor Gideon Grogan is a lecturer at the University of York, Department of Chemistry. He is also Science Manager of the Bioscience for Business Knowledge Transfer Network (a UK DTI-funded organisation for biocatalysis collaborations between academe and industry) and Deputy Director of the Centre of Excellence for Biocatalysis, Biotransformation and Biomanufacture (at York). Klappentext The development of new asymmetric catalytic methods is of fundamental importance to industrial synthetic chemistry. The demand for optically pure synthetic intermediates and the drive to adopt greener methods of synthesis have stimulated a growing interest in biocatalysis as a selective and environmentally benign synthetic technique.Practical Biotransformations: A Beginner's Guide provides an introduction to microbes and enzymes and demonstrates their practical applications in synthetic organic chemistry. Designed as a laboratory manual, this user-friendly guide discusses standard laboratory techniques, with appropriate advice on aspects of microbial practice and associated safety.Topics covered include:* An introduction to equipment in a biotransformations laboratory* An overview of biocatalyst sources* Maintenance and growth of biocatalysts* Example biotransformations using commercially available microbes and enzymes* Basic gene cloning and the use of 'designer' biocatalystsThis book will be a valuable resource for synthetic organic chemists with little or no experience of biochemistry or microbiology. It is the author's hope that this text will inspire readers to consider biocatalytic methods as real alternatives to traditional synthetic solutions. Zusammenfassung The development of new asymmetric catalytic methods is of fundamental importance to industrial synthetic chemistry. The demand for optically pure synthetic intermediates and the drive to adopt greener methods of synthesis have stimulated a growing interest in biocatalysis as a selective and environmentally benign synthetic technique. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Biotransformations, Microbes and Enzymes. 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Biotransformations. 1.3 Microorganisms. 1.4 Organism nomenclature. 1.5 Enzymes. 1.6 Types of Enzymatic reactions. 1.7 Enzymatic Cofactors. 1.8 Some Basic Characteristics of Enzyme Catalysis. 1.9 Types of Biocatalyst - Biotransformations by 'whole cells' or isolated enzymes. 1.10. Conclusion. Chapter 2: An overview of biocatalyst sources and web-based information. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Microbial culture collections. 2.3 Obtaining organisms from other research groups. 2.4 Selective Enrichments. 2.5 Metagenomics. 2.6 Enzyme Suppliers and Biocatalyst Development Companies. 2.7 Genome mining for biocatalysts. 2.8 Obtaining amino acid and gene sequence information on biocatalysts. 2.9 Obtaining DNA templates for cloning. 2.10 Custom Gene Synthesis. 2.11 Other interesting web resources for biocatalysis. 2.12 Conclusion. Chapter 3: Setting up a laboratory for biotransformations. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Microbiological Containment. 3.3 On containment issues and genetically-modified organisms. 3.4 Equipment for handling microorganisms. 3.5 Techniques and terms in microbiology - Sterility, Asepsis and Aseptic Technique. 3.6 Disposal of viable microbial waste and disinfection of reusable equipment. 3.7 Equipment for enzymology and molecular biology. 3.8 General reagents and chemicals in a Biotransformations Laboratory. 3.9 Conclusion. Chapter 4: A beginner's guide to preparative whole-cell microbial biotransformations. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Storage, maintenance and growth of microorganisms. 4.3 General Microbiological Meth...
