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Biocatalysis: Enzymes, Mechanisms and Bioprocesses - a Biochemical Society Focused Meeting in association with Pro-Bio Faraday Annual Conference

21—22 November 2005

Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester, UK



Organizers:
Neil Bruce (University of York, UK)
Gideon Grogan (University of York, UK)

Biocatalysis: Enzymes, Mechanisms and Bioprocesses

Monday 21 November 2005
10:00 - 11:00 Registration and Coffee/tea

11:00 - 11:05
Introduction
11:05 - 11:50
Engineering antibiotic-producing multienzyme complexes
Peter Leadlay (University of Cambridge, UK)
11:50 - 12:20
Preparative deracemisation of unnatural amino acids
Ian Fotheringham (Ingenza, UK)
12:20 - 12:50
Mechanism and biocatalytic potential of flavoprotein enzymes
Nigel Scrutton (University of Leicester, UK)
12:50 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 14:05
Introduction
14:05 - 14:50
Glycosyltransferases: treasure trove or Pandora's box ?
Gideon Davies (University of York, UK)
14:50 - 15:20
Title to be confirmed
Andrew Griffiths (Institut de Science et d'Ingenierie Supramoleculaires, France)
15:20 - 16:00 Coffee/tea break

16:00 - 16:30
Electrochemical regeneration of cofactors
Andreas Schmid (University of Dortmund, Germany)
16:30 - 17:00
Dehalogenases: from environmental cleanup to green chemistry
Dick Janssen (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
17:00 - 17:30
Halogenation in bacteria
Jim Naismith (University of St Andrews, UK)
18:00 - 19:30 Poster Session and Wine Reception

19:30 Meeting Dinner

Tuesday 22 November 2005
09:00 - 09:05
Introduction
09:05 - 09:50
Biocatalytic Approaches for the Quantitative Production of Single Stereoisomers from Racemates
Kurt Faber (University of Graz, Austria)
09:50 - 10:20
Catalyst choice: Intact cell or isolated enzyme
John Woodley (University College London, UK)
10:20 - 10:50
Green Oxidations with Laccase-Mediator Systems
Andrew Wells (AstraZeneca, UK)
10:50 - 11:30 Coffee/tea break

11:30 - 12:00
Designing ionic liquids for biocatalysis
Adam Walker (Bioniqs Ltd, UK)
12:00 - 12:30
Understanding enzyme action at solid surfaces
Peter Halling (University of Strathclyde, UK)
12:30 - 12:45
Close of meeting and presentation of the Pro-Bio Faraday Partnership poster award
David Gardner (Pro-Bio Faraday)
12:45 Lunch

Biocatalysis: Enzymes, Mechanisms and Bioprocesses