Biotechnology : research, technology and applications / Felix W. Richter , editor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Polyhydroxyalkanoates : a new generation of biotechnology produced biodegradable polymers / Ipsita Roy and Sheryl Philip -- Polyhydroxyalkanoates : in nature, in the laboratory and in industry / Chih-Ching Chien -- Chemoenzymatic synthesis of glycoconjugates and biological applications / F. Javier Munoz, Jose V. Sinisterra and Maria J. Hernaiz -- Hydrolase-based synthesis of enantiopure A-hydroxy ketones : from racemic resolutions to chemo-enzymatic dynamic kinetic resolutions / Pilar Hoyos ... [et al.] -- Stability and kinetic studies on recombinant human pyroglutamyl peptidase 1 and a sing-site variant, Y147F / Karima Mtawae, Brendan O'Connor, and Ciaran O'Faigain --

Biofuels production by cell-free synthetic enzymatic technology / Y.H. Percival Zhang, Xinhao Ye, and Yiran Wang -- Genetic and environmental regulation and artificial metabolic manipulation of artemisinin biosynthesis / Qing-Ping Zeng ... [et al.] -- Attitude toward bioethics and acceptance of biotechnology / Yutaka Tanaka -- Bioprocessing strategies for the food technology : immobolized lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria applications / Maria Papagianni -- Recent advances in membrane processes for the preparation of emulsions and particles / C. Charcosset -- Fast and robust electrical detection of biomaterials / B.S. Kang ... [et al.] The Principle of artificial periodic stimulation and novel idea for bioreactor design / Chen Hongzhang and Li Hongqiang -- Function roles of soil arthropods in forest ecosystem / B.M. Sharma -- BAP-fusion : a versatile molecular probe for biotechnology research / Montarop Yamabhai.