Product Description: Enzymatic catalysis has gained considerable attention in recent years as an efficient tool in the preparation of natural products, pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, and food ingredients. The high selectivity and mild reaction con- tions associated with enzymatic transformations have made this approach an attractive alternative in the synthesis of complex bioactive compounds, which are often difficult to obtain by standard chemical routes...read more

Product Description: This new book presents an overview of the use of oxidase and related enzymes as reagents in organic synthesis. It is largely concerned with oxidative bioconversion procedures and includes a chapter on the techniques of bioconversions, along with a discussion of new developments in this area...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)