Biocatalysis and Biomolecular Engineering / Edition 1

by Ching T. Hou, Jei-Fu Shaw

Overview

An expert overview of new technologies guiding the construction of a sustainable society

This compendium of important insights from sixty distinguished international scholars looks at the significant advances in progressive environmental technology—especially the molecular engineering used on plants, animals, and microorganisms—as the game changer in the high-stakes race to reverse earth-damaging practices.

Biocatalysis and Biomolecular Engineering covers subject matter on the latest developments in eco-friendly and energy-saving manufacturing processes with the emphasis on agricultural technology and bio-based products. Focusing its study on remedies that show promise in curing food and energy ills, this book examines groundbreaking work in various fields, such as nutraceuticals, genetic engineering of agricultural products, and bioenergy. Biocatalysis and Biomolecular Engineering:

• Can be used as a reference by teachers, graduate students, and industrial scientists who conduct research in bioscience and biotechnology

• Serves as the first book to bring together fundamentals and leading-edge technologies for the development of bio-based industrial products through biocatalysis; for example, it discusses the preparation of biofunctional micro- and nanoparticles

• Contains chapters by international experts from academia, industry, and government research institutes

Biocatalysis and Biomolecular Engineering builds a cohesive, well thought out case for nurturing new discoveries in eco-technology by inviting critical discussion on devising viable solutions to sustaining the future wellness of humankind.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470487594
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	05/24/2010
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Ching T. Hou is the lead scientist at the USDA National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research in Peoria, Illinois, since 1989. He is President of the International Society of Biocatalysis and Biotechnology. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, the Society of Industrial Microbiology, and the American Oil Chemists' Society, holds seventeen patents, and has published over 220 peer-reviewed journal papers and five books.

Jei-Fu Shaw, PhD, is President and Chair Professor at National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan. Dr. Shaw received the Biotechnology Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Oil Chemists' Society in 2005 and was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2006. He has published over 150 international SCI papers and holds seven patents.

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Table of Contents

Preface xi

Contributors xiii

Section I Improvement of Agronomic and Microbial Traits 1

1 Insights into the Structure and Function of Acyl-CoA: Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase Rodrigo M.P. Siloto Qin Liu Randall J. Weselake Xiaohua He Thomas McKeon 3

2 Improving Enzyme Character by Molecular Breeding: Preparation of Chimeric Genes Kiyoshi Hayashi Motomitsu Kitaoka Mamoru Nishimoto 31

3 Production and Accumulation of Unusual Fatty Acids in Plant Tissues D. Hildebrand J.R. Thoguru S. Rao. R. Li T. Hatannaka 43

4 Preparation of Oleaginous Yeast by Genetic Modification and Its Potential Applications Yasushi Kamisaka 57

5 Improving Value of Oil Palm Using Genetic Engineering Ghulam Kadir Ahmad Parveez Abrizah Othman Umi Salamah Ramli Ravigadevi Sambanthamurthi Abdul Masani Mat Yunus Ahmad Tarmizi Hashim Ahmad Kushairi Din Mohd Basri Wahid 67

6 Potential in Using Arabidopsis Acyl-Coenzyme-A-Binding Proteins in Engineering Stress-Tolerant Plants Mee-Len Chye Shi Xiao Qin-Fang Chen Wei Gao 83

7 Modification of Lipid Composition by Genetic Engineering in Oleaginous Marine Microorganism, Thraustochytrid Tsunehiro Aki Hiroaki Iwasaka Hirofumi Adachi Maya Nanko Hiroko Kawasaki Seiji Kawamoto Toshihide Kakizono Kazuhisa Ono 99

8 Integrated Approaches to Manage Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Viruses R.C. de la Peña P. Kadirvel S. Venkatesan L. Kenyon J. Hughes 105

9 Carbohydrate Acquisition During Legume Seed Development Jocelyn A. Ozga Dennis M. Reinecke Pankaj K. Bhowmik 133

10 Biotechnology Enhancement of Phytosterol Biosynthesis in Seed Oils Qilin Chen Jitao Zou 141

Section II Functional Foods and Biofuels 163

11 Dietary Phosphatidylinositol in Metabolic Syndrome Bungo Shirouchi Koji Nagao Teruyoshi Yanagita 165

12 Biotechnologicai Enrichment of Cereals with Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Milan Certik Zuzana Adamechova Lucia Slavikova 175

13 Lipophilic Ginsenoside Derivatives Production Jiang-Ning Hu Ki-Teak Lee 195

14 Brown Seaweed Lipids as Possible Source for Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods M. Airanthi K. Widjaja-Adhi Takayuki Tsukui Masashi Hosokawa Kazuo Miysahita 211

15 Processes for Production of Biodiesel Fuel Yomi Watanabe Yuji Shimada 225

16 Noncatalytic Alcoholysis Process for Production of Biodiesel Fuel: Its Potential in Japan and Southeast Asia Hiroshi Nabetani Shoji Hagiwara Mitsutoshi Nakajima 243

17 Use of Coniochaeta ligniaria to Detoxify Fermentation Inhibitors Present in Cellulosic Sugar Streams Nancy N. Nichols Bruce S. Dien Maria J. López Joaquín Moreno 253

18 Omics Applications to Biofuel Research Tzi-Yuan Wang Hsin-Liang Chen Wen-Hsiung Li Huang-Mo Sung Ming-Che Shih 265

Section III Renewable Bioproducts 277

19 Biotechnological Uses of Phospholipids Jeong Jun Han Jae Kwang Song Joon Shick Rhee Suk Hoo Yoon 279

20 Application of Partition Chromatographic Theory on the Routine Analysis of Lipid Molecular Species Koretaro Takahashi Tsugihiko Hirano 299

21 Dehydrogenase-Catalyzed Synthesis of Chiral Intermediates for Drugs Ramesh N. Patel 315

22 Engineering of Bacterial Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenase as Biocatalysts for Chemical Synthesis and Environmental Bioremediation Jun Ogawa Qing-Shan Li Sakayu Shimizu Vlada Urlacher Rolf D Schmid 349

23 Glycosynthases from Inverting Hydrolases Motomitsu Kitaoka 361

24 Molecular Species of Diacylglycerols and Triacylglycerols Containing Dihydroxy Fatty Acids in Castor Oil Jiann-Tsyh Lin 377

25 Biocatalytic Production of Lactobionic Acid Hirofumi Nakano Takaaki Kiryu Taro Kiso Hiromi Murakami 391

26 Recent Advances in Aldolase-Catalyzed Synthesis of Unnatural Sugars and Iminocyclitols Masakazu Sugiyama Zhangyong Hong William A. Greenberg Chi-Huey Wong 405

27 Production of Value-Added Products by Lactic Acid Bacteria Siqing Liu Kenneth M. Bischoff Yebo Li Fengjie Cui Hassan Azaizeh Ahmed Tafesh 421

28 Enzymatic Synthesis of Glycosides Using Alpha-Amylase Family Enzymes Kazuhisa Sugimoto Takahisa Nishimura Koji Nomura Hiromi Nishiura Takashi Kuriki 437

29 Biological Synthesis of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Using Plant Leaf Extracts and Antimicrobial Application Beom Soo Kim Jae Yong Song 447

30 Potential Approach of Microbial Conversion to Develop New Antifungal Products of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Vivek K. Bajpai Sun-Chul Kang Hak-Ryul Kim Ching T. Hou 459

Index 473