Applied Biocatalysis in Europe: A Sustainable Tool for Improving Life Quality

• Other Authors: Alcantara, Andres R (Editor), Plou, Francisco (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; biocatalysis; glycosidases; isomerases; Pichia pastoris; sweeteners; rare sugars; cheese whey; sustainable chemistry; penicillin acylase; aculeacin acylase; N-acyl-homoserine lactone acylases; quorum quenching; biofouling; estolides; castor oil; lipase; candida antarctica lipase A; Arabidopsis thaliana; hydroxynitrile lyase; oxynitrilase; His-tag; immobilization; batch; continuous flow; Geobacillus thermocatenolatus; lipases; ethanolysis; ionic liquids; kinetic resolution; mandelic acid; Aspergillus; fermentation; filamentous fungi; genetic engineering; heterologous expression; recombinant protein; secretion; transcriptional regulation; n/a; Halohydrin dehalogenases; conformational dynamics; active site tunnels; molecular dynamics simulations; omega-3 ethyl esters; monkfish liver oil; COSMO-RS; fungal resting cells; selectivity; ketone body ester; asymmetric synthesis; configuration inversion
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Applied biocatalysis and biotransformation, that is, the use of enzymes and whole-cell systems in manufacturing processes for synthetic purposes, has been experiencing a clear boom in recent years, which has led to the start of the so-called "fourth wave". In fact, the latest advances in b...