Enzyme technologies for pharmaceutical and biotechnological applications /

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Imprint:New York : Marcel Dekker, c2001.
Description:xv, 611 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4586838
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Other authors / contributors:Kirst, Herbert A.
Yeh, Wu-Kuang, 1942-
Zmijewski, Milton J., 1948-
ISBN:0824705491 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Contributors
  • I.. Biosynthesis
  • 1.. [delta]-(L-[alpha]-Aminoadipyl)-L-Cysteinyl-D-Valine Synthetase as a Model Tripeptide Synthetase
  • 2.. Metabolic Engineering for Cephalosporin C Yield Improvement and Production of Intermediates
  • 3.. Bioconversion of Penicillins to Cephalosporins
  • 4.. Direct Fermentative Production of Acyltylosins by Genetically Engineered Strains of Streptomyces fradiae
  • 5.. Engineering Streptomyces avermitilis for the Production of Novel Avermectins: Mutant Design and Titer Improvement
  • II.. Biocatalysis
  • 6.. Biocatalytic Syntheses of Chiral Intermediates for Antihypertensive Drugs
  • 7.. Cloning, Structure, and Activity of Ketone Reductases from Baker's Yeast
  • 8.. Cross-Linked Enzyme Crystals: Biocatalysts for the Organic Chemist
  • 9.. Enzymatic Deacylation of Echinocandins and Related Antifungal Agents
  • III.. Screening/Optimization
  • 10.. Roles of Enzymes in Antibacterial Drug Discovery
  • 11.. Penicillin-Binding Proteins as Antimicrobial Targets: Expression, Purification, and Assay Technologies
  • 12.. Development of a High-Throughput Screen for Streptococcus pneumoniae UDP-N-Acetylmuramoyl-Alanine: D-Glutamate Ligase (MurD) for the Identification of MurD Inhibitors
  • 13.. Purification and Assay Development for Human Rhinovirus Proteases
  • 14.. Screening for Parasiticides Using Recombinant Microorganisms
  • 15.. Screening for Inhibitors of Lipid Metabolism
  • 16.. Design and Development of a Selective Assay System for the Phospholipase A[subscript 2] Superfamily
  • IV.. Emerging Technologies
  • 17.. Understanding and Exploiting Bacterial Polyketide Synthases
  • 18.. Polyketide Synthases: Analysis and Use in Synthesis
  • 19.. Enzymatic Synthesis of Fungal N-Methylated Cyclopeptides and Depsipeptides
  • 20.. New Strategies for Target Identification, Validation, and Use of Enzymes in High-Throughput Screening
  • 21.. Use of Genomics for Enzyme-Based Drug Discovery
  • 22.. Assigning Precise Function to Genes
  • 23.. Redesigning Binding and Catalytic Specificities of Enzymes
  • 24.. Proteomics: Chromatographic Fractionation Prior to Two-Dimensional Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis for Enrichment of Low-Abundance Proteins to Facilitate Identification by Mass Spectrometric Methods
  • Index