Enzyme Engineering, Future Directions

Abstract

I. General Problems of Enzyme Engineering.- Stabilization and Reactivation of Enzymes.- Theory of Reliability and Kinetics of Inactivation of Biocatalytical Systems.- II. Carbohydrate Conversions with Enzymes.- Enzymatic Conversion of Cellulose to Glucose: Present State of the Art and Potential.- Immobilized Amyloglucosidase: Preparation, Properties, and Application for Starch Hydrolysis.- Substrate Stabilization of Soluble and Immobilized Glucoamylase against Heating.- III. Biomedical Possibilities of Enzyme Engineering.- Chemical Aspects of Enzyme Stabilization and Modification for use in Therapy.- Modification of Trypsin Pancreatic Inhibitor by Polysaccharides for Prolongation of Therapeutic Effect.- Enzymatic Modification of ?-Lactam Antibiotics: Problems and Perspectives.- Modification of Enzymes with Water Soluble Polymers.- Immobilized Enzymes and Other Materials for the Study of Mammalian Cell Surfaces.- IV. Enzyme Engineering in Energy Transfer, Photography, and Fine Chemical Processing.- Microorganisms as Hydrogen and Hydrogenase Producers.- Spatially Structured Enzyme Support Arrangements in Electrochemical Systems.- Application of Immobilized Enzyme Systems in Nonsilver Photography.- Immobilized Enzymes: A Breakthrough in Fine Chemicals Processing.- Problems of Efficiency and Optimization in Enzyme Engineering.- V. Enzymes in Food and Nutrition.- Novel Enzymatic Production of L-Malic Acid as an Alternative Acidulant to Citric Acid.- Application of Plant Phenol Oxidases in Biotechnological Processes.- Immobilized Enzymes in Nutritional Applications.- VI. Future Prospects.- Impact of Enzyme Engineering on Science Policy.- Some Thoughts on the Future.- Adresses of Authors.