Leading experts in enzyme manipulation describe in detail their
cutting-edge techniques for the screening, evolution, production,
immobilization, and application of enzymes. These readily reproducible
methods can be used to improve enzyme function by directed evolution, to
covalently immobilize enzymes, to microencapsulate enzymes and cells,
and to manufacture enzymes for human health, nutrition, and
environmental protection. Overview chapters on microorganisms as a
source of metabolic and enzymatic diversity, and on the fast-moving
field of enzyme biosensors are presented. Microbial Enzymes and
Biotransformations offers laboratory and industrial scientists a wealth
of proven enzymatic protocols that show clearly how to go from
laboratory results to successful industrial applications.