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Protein Engineering – An Option for Enzymatic Biofuel Cell Design
Author(s) -
Güven Güray,
Prodanovic Radivoje,
Schwaneberg Ulrich
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
electroanalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1521-4109
pISSN - 1040-0397
DOI - 10.1002/elan.200980017
Subject(s) - biochemical engineering , biocatalysis , biofuel , rational design , protein engineering , nanotechnology , computer science , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , engineering , enzyme , materials science , catalysis , biology , biochemistry , ionic liquid
This review summarizes and discusses from a protein engineering point of view strategies to improve performances of biocatalysts in enzymatic biofuel cells. Emphasis will be given on biocatalysts employed in biofuel cells and protein engineering principles for achieving an efficient electrical communication between electrode and biocatalyst(s). Biocatalyst engineering by Rational Design and Directed Evolution offers opportunities to redesign and to improve biocatalysts for biofuel cell applications instead of accepting insufficient biocatalyst properties as unalterable limitations in the development of biofuel cells.