Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1420077031 ISBN 13: 9781420077032

Publisher: CRC Press, 2009

Synopsis

Worldwide energy and food crises are spotlighting the importance of bio-based products – an area many are calling on for solutions to these shortages. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology encapsulates the cutting-edge advances in the field with contributions from more than 50 international experts comprising sectors of academia, industry, and government research institutes, a virtual Who’s Who among biocatalysis scientists.

Created Under the Editorial Guidance of Leading Biotechnology Experts

With the aid of numerous graphs and illustrations, this authoritative reference documents such important advances as:

• Cloning and characterization of Kennedy pathway acyltransferases











• Engineering of plants for industrial uses











• New approaches from acquired tolerance to the biotic and abiotic stress of economically important crops

This comprehensive text also explores a variety of bio-based industrial products, including:

• The modification of enzyme character through gene manipulation











• The biocatalytic synthesis of chiral intermediates for drug development











• The use of Omega-3 phospholipid nano capsules as effective forms for transporting immune response modifiers

Providing in-depth reviews of this ancient field and its modern-day advances, Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology is an invaluable lab reference for teachers, graduate students, and industrial scientists conducting research in the biosciences.

About this title

Product Description

This handy reference is the first comprehensive book covering both fundamentals and recent developments in the field with an emphasis on nanotechnology. Written by a highly regarded author in the field, the book details state-of-the-art preparation, characterization and applications of thin films of organic molecules and biomaterials fabricated by wet processes and also highlights applications in nanotechnology The categories of films covered include monomolecular films (monolayers) both on a water surface and on a solid plate, Langmuir-Blodgett films (transferred multilayer films on a solid plate from a water surface), layer-by-layer films (adsorbed multilayer films on a solid support), and spontaneously assembled films in solution.

Synopsis

With contributions from 55 distinguished international experts comprising all sectors of academia, industry, and government research institutes, a virtual who's who among biocatalysis scientists, this book brings together current advances and in-depth reviews of biocatalysis and agricultural biotechnology, emphasizing bio-based products and agricultural biotechnology. Divided into two sections, it covers the latest research on improvements of agronomic and microbial traits and bio-based industry products. It is reference for teachers, graduate students, and industrial scientists who conduct research in biosciences and biotechnology.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1420077031
• ISBN 13: 9781420077032
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 442
• Editor: Hou Ching T., Shaw Jei-Fu