Biocatalysis is now an established technique in organic synthesis in academia as well as in industry and represents one important strategy of what has become known as green chemistry. Until relatively recently biocatalysis has largely revolved around the needs of industry which required enatiomerically pure compounds. However, recent exciting advances in enzymology and engineering has expanded the range of biocatalytic reactions that can be operated profitably at scale, including redox reactions, which pose particular problems. Biocatalysts are continually being improved by engineering approaches on the enzyme level (directed evolution and site directed mutagenesis) and on the whole cell level through pathway alterations. This two day meeting will focus on new developments in enzymology and biocatalyst engineering.
Proceedings of invited speakers will be published in Biochemical Society Transactions
Early Registration Deadline - 21 October 2005
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