Download or read book Biotechnological Innovations in Chemical Synthesis written by University of Greenwich and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 1997 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A self-study textbook for technicians seeking further education, graduates extending their knowledge base, experienced workers facing changes in jobs, managers unfamiliar with the new technology, and people returning after a career break. Explores some ways biotechnology can provide new routes for producing traditional organic chemical products and enable new products to replace those with environmental or other drawbacks. The aspects discussed include a biocatalyst in organic synthesis, the efficiency of growth and product formation, the production and diversification of antibiotics, and the industrial production of amino acids by fermentation and chemo-enzymatic methods.