• ISBN13: 9780470610756
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Engineering
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publisher Imprint: Wiley-Blac
• Publication Date: January 1, 2012
• Pages: 280
• Original Price: USD 124.95
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 613 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Chemical & Biochemical and Life Sciences / Biology

From the Back Cover

Sets forth current strategies for engineering biocatalysts for the production of bulk chemicals and biofuels

With coverage of biocatalysts ranging from E. coli and Streptomyces to yeast and microalgae, this book explains current trends and developments in engineering industrial strains for the production of bulk chemicals and biofuels from renewable biomass. The authors guide readers through tested and proven tools and methodologies, providing plenty of examples that enable readers to engineer the complex traits and phenotypes needed for particular biocatalysts and bioprocesses.

Engineering Complex Phenotypes in Industrial Strains features contributions from pioneers and leading international experts in the field. These authors offer insights into their thought processes as they initiate and develop a commercial biocatalyst engineering project. The first five chapters describe the current tools and technologies available for engineering and characterizing a complex phenotype in an industrial strain. The next four chapters feature detailed case studies:

• Clavulanic acid strain improvement program
• Metabolic engineering of recombinant E. coli for the production of 3-hydroxypropionate
• Complex system engineering: case study for an unsequenced microalga
• Meiotic recombination-based genome shuffling of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Scheffersomyces stipitis for increased inhibitor tolerance to lignocellulosic substrate toxicity

These case studies underscore the many disciplines that underlie the engineering of biocatalysts as well as illustrate in detail the application of the tools and methodologies discussed in the first half of the book.

Engineering Complex Phenotypes in Industrial Strains is ideal for students and professionals in chemical engineering who need to understand the science and practice of engineering biocatalysts for a broad range of industrial applications.

RANJAN PATNAIK, PhD, is a chemical engineer by profession with 17 years of practical experience in the field of industrial biotechnology that includes small biotech start-ups and large enterprises. His research interests are in the field of metabolic engineering, fermentation optimization, process integration and R&D technology management. He currently heads the biofuels research group at DuPont Knowledge Center (DKC), Hyderabad, India. Prior to his current role, he had a variety of responsibilities within the biochemical sciences & engineering division of CR&D, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE, USA.