Biocatalysis: Enzymes, Mechanisms and Bioprocesses
10:00 - 11:00 Registration and Coffee/tea
Engineering antibiotic-producing multienzyme complexes
Peter Leadlay (University of Cambridge, UK)
Preparative deracemisation of unnatural amino acids
Ian Fotheringham (Ingenza, UK)
Mechanism and biocatalytic potential of flavoprotein enzymes
Nigel Scrutton (University of Leicester, UK)
Glycosyltransferases: treasure trove or Pandora's box ?
Gideon Davies (University of York, UK)
Andrew Griffiths (Institut de Science et d'Ingenierie Supramoleculaires, France)
15:20 - 16:00 Coffee/tea break
Electrochemical regeneration of cofactors
Andreas Schmid (University of Dortmund, Germany)
Dehalogenases: from environmental cleanup to green chemistry
Dick Janssen (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
Jim Naismith (University of St Andrews, UK)
18:00 - 19:30 Poster Session and Wine Reception
Biocatalytic Approaches for the Quantitative Production of Single Stereoisomers from Racemates
Kurt Faber (University of Graz, Austria)
Catalyst choice: Intact cell or isolated enzyme
John Woodley (University College London, UK)
Green Oxidations with Laccase-Mediator Systems
Andrew Wells (AstraZeneca, UK)
10:50 - 11:30 Coffee/tea break
Designing ionic liquids for biocatalysis
Adam Walker (Bioniqs Ltd, UK)
Understanding enzyme action at solid surfaces
Peter Halling (University of Strathclyde, UK)
Close of meeting and presentation of the Pro-Bio Faraday Partnership poster award
David Gardner (Pro-Bio Faraday)