Biotechnology of microbial enzymes : production, biocatalysis and industrial applications / editor, Goutam Brahmachari ; co-Editors Arnold L. Demain, Jose L. Adrio.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Front Matter Preface Table of Contents 1. Useful Microbial Enzymes - An Introduction 2. Production, Purification, and Application of Microbial Enzymes 3. Solid State Fermentation for Production of Microbial Cellulases 4. Hyperthermophilic Subtilisin-Like Proteases from Thermococcus kodakarensis 5. Enzymes from Basidiomycetes - Peculiar and Efficient Tools for Biotechnology 6. Microbial Production and Molecular Engineering of Industrial Enzymes: Challenges and Strategies 7. Metagenomics and the Search for Industrial Enzymes 8. The Pocket Manual of Directed Evolution: Tips and Tricks 9. Insights into the Structure and Molecular Mechanisms of β-Lactam Synthesizing Enzymes in Fungi 10. The Cellulosome: A Supramolecular Assembly of Microbial Biomass-Degrading Enzymes 11. Microbial Enzymes of Use in Industry 12. Significance of Microbial Glucokinases 13. Lipase-Catalyzed Organic Transformations: A Recent Update 14. Enzymatic Biocatalysis in Chemical Transformations: A Promising and Emerging Field in Green Chemistry Practice 15. Microbial Enzymes for Glycoside Synthesis: Development of Sucrose Phosphorylase as a Test Case 16. Industrial Applications of Multistep Enzyme Reactions 17. Biocatalysis for Industrial Production of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) 18. Agro-Industrial Residues and Microbial Enzymes: An Overview on the Eco-Friendly Bioconversion into High Value-Added Products 19. Microbial Enzymes for the Food Industry 20. Productive Chain of Biofuels and Industrial Biocatalysis: Two Important Opportunities for Brazilian Sustainable Development