Biocatalysis and Biodegradation: Microbial Transformation of Organic Compounds

by Lawrence P. Wackett, C. Douglas Hershberger

Overview

A textbook and resource for professional scientists working in the areas of industrial microbiology, environmental microbiology, and biodegradation.
• Details both the fundamental concepts of the microbial transformation of organic compounds as well as its application for biotechnology and biodegradation.
• Offers comprehensive coverage of microbial catabolism from the group that developed the online Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database (http://umbbd.msi.umn.edu/).
• Discusses the logic of catabolism, which is important in the context of genome annotation and predicting biodegradation reactions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781555811792
Publisher:	ASM Press
Publication date:	01/10/2001
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.80(d)

Editorial Reviews

A graduate textbook or reference for specialists in academia or industry in which Wackett (biochemistry, molecular biology and biophysics, and biological processes) and Hershberger (biological processes) (both U. of Minnesota-St. Paul) explore the fundamental concepts of the microbial transformation of organic compounds and its applications in biotechnology and biodegradation. They frame such questions as what the extent of microbial metabolism on Earth is, what microorganisms participate in certain types of metabolic transformations, and how best to define microbial metabolism in light of widespread genome sequencing. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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