Publisher's Synopsis
Encyclopaedia of Applied Biochemistry and Bioengineering Enzyme Technology focuses on the utilization of immobilization techniques for the study and application of enzyme catalysts in a variety of potential end-uses. Biochemistry is the branch of science that explores the chemical processes within and related to living organisms. The principle engineering applications involving the fields of biology and medicine are known as bioengineering. The field addresses various challenges that exist within the biological scientific community and also encompasses all aspects of biomedical engineering and biotechnology. The text Fundamentals of Applied Biochemistry and Bioengineering describes recent advances in biochemistry and bioengineering. First chapter focuses on selenium biochemistry and bioavailability. Second chapter evaluates selected blood gas, blood biochemical, and hematology parameters from 28 wild-caught green turtles in two coastal foraging areas adjacent to San Cristóbal Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. In third chapter, the comparative analysis of HeLa cells (cancel cells) and L929 Fibroblast cells (normal cells) has been investigated. The goal of fourth chapter is synthesis and characterization of novel organoboron amide-ester derivatives by amidolysis of PAA with 2-aminoethyldiphenyl borinate (2-AEPB). Biotechnological approaches for control in crops have been presented in fifth chapter. In sixth chapter, we develop the bioengineering thermodynamic of biological cells, with particular regards to possible control of the cells growth by a control of the ions transport across the cell membrane. The aim of seventh chapter is to provide an updated and succinct overview on the applications of enzymes in the food sector, and of progresses made, namely, within the scope of tapping for more efficient biocatalysts, through screening, structural modification, and immobilization of enzymes. Eighth chapter focuses on bioengineering recombinant diacylglycerol acyltransferases. Bioengineering of vascular conduits has been discussed in ninth chapter. Evaluation of locally established reference intervals for hematology and biochemistry parameters in western Kenya has been outlined in tenth chapter. The aim of eleventh chapter is to provide an overview on the current quest for novel natural bacterial alkaline proteases with special emphasis on the purification and characterization of two enzymes, namely SAPB and KERAB. Structural, nutritional, metabolic, and medical aspects of tryptophan biochemistry in humans have been presented in last chapter.
