Open AccessDevelopment of Enzymes for Chemoenzymatic Synthesis
Author(s) -
ChiHuey Wong
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.1993.127
Subject(s) - enzyme , biochemical engineering , combinatorial chemistry , chemistry , nanotechnology , protein engineering , recombinant dna , biocatalysis , biochemistry , computer science , materials science , engineering , catalysis , reaction mechanism , gene
With various recombinant DNA and protein engineering techniques now available, enzyme-based technologies are emerging as practical and environmentally acceptable methods for the synthesis of chiral intermediates and complex bioactive molecules. While enzyme technology offers a new opportunity in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, development of novel and useful enzyme-catalyzed transformations not easily attainable otherwise for large-scale processes remains to be a challenge in the field.