Immobilized Biocatalysts

0498982 - ÚPT 2019 RIV CH eng M - Monography Chapter
Krajčovič, T. - Bučko, M. - Vikartovská, A. - Lacík, I. - Uhelská, L. - Chorvát, D. - Neděla, Vilém - Tihlaříková, Eva - Gericke, M. - Heinze, T. - Gemeiner, P.
Polyelectrolyte Complex Beads by Novel Two-Step Process for Improved Performance of Viable Whole-Cell Baeyer-Villiger Monoxygenase by Immobilization.
Immobilized Biocatalysts. Basel: MDPI, 2018 - (Grunwald, P.), p. 130-141. ISBN 978-3-03897-318-8
Institutional support: RVO:68081731
Keywords : polyelectrolyte complex beads * environmental scanning electron microscopy * confocal laser scanning microscopy * Baeyer‐Villiger biooxidation * cyclohexanone monoxygenase * immobilization * viable whole‐cell biocatalyst
OECD category: Bioprocessing technologies (industrial processes relying on biological agents to drive the process) biocatalysis, fermentation

Biocatalysts (enzymes and whole cells) catalyze reactions with the advantage of superior chemo-, regio-, and stereo-specificity in mild conditions, thereby avoiding the production of larger amounts of waste. The currently great practical importance of immobilized biocatalysts is expressed by the high number of scientific publications together with an ever increasing number of different applications in this area of enzyme technology. This mainly relies on new research results with respect to immobilization techniques and the development of advanced carrier materials designed for this purpose.
The employment of immobilized biocatalysts is one of the most effective and powerful tools used in the modern chemical industry as a prerequisite for an economical and environmentally friendly production process. The book presented here reflects the currently great practical importance of immobilized biocatalysts by means of a variety of actual examples. They comprise the immobilization of enzymes from different enzyme classes and a variety of whole cells with particular importance for the production of compounds for application in the chemical, pharmaceutical and food industry (in part from renewable resources), biohydrogen production, the fabrication of biosensors, and the treatment of waste water. Several articles introduce new research results with respect to immobilization techniques and the development of carrier materials designed for this purpose.

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