Organic synthesis using biocatalysis / edited by Animesh Goswami, Jon D. Stewart.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction, Types of Reactions, and Sources of Biocatalysts / Animesh Goswami, Jon D. Stewart -- Practical and Engineering Aspects of Running Enzyme Reactions / Harald Gr�oger -- Biocatalysis in Organic Solvents, Supercritical Fluids and Ionic Liquids / Chen Cao, Tomoko Matsuda -- Enzyme Immobilization for Organic Synthesis / Melissa L. E. Gutarra, Leandro S. M. Miranda, Rodrigo O. M. A. de Souza -- Hydrolysis and Formation of Carboxylic Acid and Alcohol Derivatives / Romas Kazlauskas -- Modern Biocatalytic Ketone Reduction / Thomas S. Moody, J. David Rozzell -- Organic Synthesis with Amino Acid Dehydrogenases, Transaminases, Amine Oxidases, and Amine Dehydrogenases / Samantha K. Au (and 3 others) -- Biocatalysis for Organic Chemists: Hydroxylations / Laila Roper, Gideon Grogan -- Miscellaneous Key Non-C-C Bond Forming Enzyme Reactions / Florian Rudroff, Michael J. Fink, Marko D. Mihovilovic -- Enzymatic C-C Bond Formation / Pere Clap�es -- Applications of Biocatalysis for Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals / Ramesh N. Patel -- Future of Biocatalysis in the Synthesis of Organic Compounds / Animesh Goswami, Jon D. Stewart.