Enzymes for Solving Humankind's Problems : Natural and Artificial Systems in Health, Agriculture, Environment and Energy /

This book presents specific key natural and artificial systems that are promising biocatalysts in the areas of health, agriculture, environment and energy. It provides a comprehensive account of the state of the art of these systems and outlines the significant progress made in the last decade using...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Moura, José J. G. (Editor), Moura, Isabel (Editor), Maia, Luisa B. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2021.
Edition:1st ed. 2021.
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Table of Contents:
  • A general overview of the subject
  • State-of-art of the utilization of natural and artificial systems in general problems that affect the human life and society
  • Hydrogen production (natural systems)
  • Hydrogen production (artificial systems)
  • Carbon footprint (carbon dioxide economy)
  • Carbon dioxide utilisation - general overview
  • Carbon dioxide utilisation - bioelectrochemical approaches
  • Methane production
  • Methane oxidation
  • Biomass transformation and production of added-value compounds
  • Biocatalysis for the production of added-value compounds
  • Nitrogen footprint
  • Nitrogen fixation and agriculture
  • Reversing nitrogen fixation
  • Nitrous oxide emission under control
  • Oxygen splitting and photosynthesis
  • Enzymatic Biofuel Cells
  • Energy from bacteria
  • Interspecies Electron Transfer
  • Biocatalysis and pharmaceuticals
  • Proteins, peptides and enzymes in our lives.