The search for the ideal biocatalyst
| dc.contributor.author | Burton, Stephanie G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cowan, Donald A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Woodley, John M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-09-29T09:59:40Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-09-29T09:59:40Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2002 | |
| dc.description.abstract | While the use of enzymes as biocatalysts to assist in the industrial manufacture of fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals has enormous potential, application is frequently limited by evolution-led catalyst traits. The advent of designer biocatalysts, produced by informed selection and mutation through recombinant DNA technology, enables production of process-compatible enzymes. However, to fully realize the potential of designer enzymes in industrial applications, it will be necessary to tailor catalyst properties so that they are optimal not only for a given reaction but also in the context of the industrial process in which the enzyme is applied. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Burton, S., Cowan, D.A., Woodley, J.M. (2002). The search for the ideal biocatalyst. Nature Biotechnology, 20:35-46. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/150 | |
| dc.inquiries | dcowan@uwc.ac.za | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.privacy.showsubmitter | true | |
| dc.publisher | Nature Publishing Group | en_US |
| dc.rights | This is the author post-print of an article published by Nature Publishing Group. | |
| dc.source.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nbt0102-37 | |
| dc.status.ispeerreviewed | true | |
| dc.subject | Catalyst | en_US |
| dc.subject | Enzymes as biocatalysts | en_US |
| dc.subject | Designer biocatalysts | en_US |
| dc.subject | Process-compatible enzymes | en_US |
| dc.title | The search for the ideal biocatalyst | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |