Download or read book Biotransformations in Organic Chemistry written by Kurt Faber and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2000 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of biocatalysts offers a remarkable arsenal of highly selective transformations for modern preparative organic chemistry. This book provides a basis for biocatalysts and a condensed introduction to the field. After a basic introduction into the use of biocatalysts, the principles of stereoselective transformations, kinetics, and enzyme handling are discussed, and the different types of reactions are explained according to the "reaction principle". This fourth edition includes new chapters on peroxidase reactions and on the handling of biocatalysts.