Recombinant Microbes for Industrial and Agricultural Applications

ISBN-13: 9780824791414 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 896 str.

Murooka Murooka; Yoshikatsu Murooka

Opis

Bridging the gap between laboratory observations and industrial practices, this work presents detailed information on recombinant micro-organisms and their applications in industry and agriculture. All recombinant microbes, bacteria, yeasts and fungi are covered.

Recenzje

". . .a most worthwhile library purchase"
---research workers will find many of the chapters excellent starting points and undergraduates will benefit from some unusual case studies.
---Society for General Microbiology Quarterly

Spis treści

Series IntroductionPrefaceContributorsIntroduction: Exploitation of Conventional and Industrial Microorganisms Yoshikatsu AfurookaRegulation and Safety of Recombinant Microorganisms Fusao TomitaContributions of Recombinant Microbes and Their Potential Arnold L. Demain, Akira Kimura, and Atsuhiko ShinmyoPharmacologically Active Agents and Health CareOverproduction of Heterologous Proteins in Escherichia coli Hisashi Yasueda and Hiroshi AdatsuiExtremely Efficient Protein Secretion System in Bacillus brevis Shigezo Udaka and Hideo YamagataSecretory Production of Homologous and Heterologous Proteins by Recombinant Streptomyces: What Has Been Accomplished? Istvan AfolnarAntibiotics Produced by Streptomyces Host-Vector Systems Afasanori SugiyamaLactam Antibiotics Produced by Genetically Engineered Filamentous Fungi T. Vichitsoonthonkul, Y. W. Chu, H. S. Sodhi, and G. SaundersHeterologous Protein Production by Yeast Host-Vector Systems Satoshi HarashimaGlutathione and Its Derivatives: Produced by Recombinant Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Kousaku AfurataRecombinant Microbial ADP-Ribosylating Toxins of Bordetella pertussis, Vibiro cholerae, and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli: Structure, Function, and Toxoid Vaccine Development W. Neal Burnette, Witold Cieplak, Jr., Harvey R. Kaslow, Rino Rappuoli, and Elaine I. TuomanenRecombinant Antigens as Components of a Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine Andrew J. Makoff, Ian G. Charles, and Neil F. FairweatherEscherichia· coli Producing Recombinant Antibodies Andreas PliickthunAntibody Produced by Using Escherichia coli Expression Systems Tatsuro Shibui and Kenji NagahariEnzyme ProductionFundamental Aspects of Secretory Enzyme Production by Recombinant Microbes Noboru Takizawa, Mitsuo Yamashita, and Yoshikatsu MurookaEscherichia coli Secretion Vector Using the kil Gene Toshiaki KudoThermostable Enzymes Produced by Recombinant Mesophilic and Thermophilic Bacteria Tadayuki ImanakaEnzymes Used for Recombinant DNA Technology Produced by Recombinant Microbes Bunsei KawakamiStarch-Processing Enzymes Produced by Recombinant Bacteria Hideo Yamagata and Shigezo UdakaStarch-Processing Enzymes Produced by Recombinant Yeasts and Fungi I chiro YamashitaMicrobial Lipase: Structure and Production Yuji Shimada, Akio Sugihara, and Yoshio TominagaEnzyme Production by Recombinant Aspergillus David B. ArcherCellulases, Xylanases, and Their Genes from Bacteria Kyo Shimada, Shuichi Karita, Kazuo Sakka, and Kunio OhmiyaYeast as Source for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Proteins Annie De Baetselier-Van BroekhovenImprovement of Useful Enzymes by Protein Engineering Tadayuki ImanakaProduction of Food and BeveragesAmino Acids: Genetically Engineered Serratia marcescens Saburo KomatsubaraHost-Vector Systems for Amino Acid-Producing Coryneform Bacteria Konosuke SanoFermented Milk Products: Genetic Improvement of Dairy Lactobacilli Takashi SasakiVinegar: Genetic Improvement of Acetobacter and Gluconobacter Masahiro FukayaAlcoholic Beverages: Genetic Improvement of Yeasts Kenichi Shimizu, Yoichi Yokomori, and Kazuyoshi KitanoFish Growth Hormones: Production and Application of Recombinant Hormones Seiji Sugimoto and Seiga ltohApproaches to Hybridization and Applied Genetics by Protoplast Fusion: Koji-Molds and Mushrooms Kihachiro OgawaDetection of Pathogenic Bacteria in Foods by Using Recombinant DNA Techniques Hau-Yang TsenMicrobes Used in AgricultureAgrobacterium and Plant Genetic Engineering Masami Sekine and Atsuhiko ShinmyoBasic Analysis of Bacillus subtilis NB22 and Its Application to Biological Control Makoto Shoda and Takashi AnoGenetic Engineering on Bacillus thuringiensis Insecticidal Proteins Keiko NakamuraFilamentous Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes: Development of Host-Vector Systems Kazuo ShishidoCyanobacteria and Algae Takashi YamadaAssociative Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria in the Rhizosphere of Rice Takeshi UozumiFuels, Chemicals, and Waste TreatmentStrain Improvement of Zymomonas mobilis for Ethanol Production Hideshi Yanase, Nobuo Kato, and Kenzo TonomuraEthanol Production by Genetically Improved Clostridium Naotaka Kurose and Kenzo TonomuraAlcohol Production by Genetically Improved Yeast Toshihiko Ashikari and Hajime YoshizumiHydrogen Production by Photosynthetic Bacteria and Microalgae Kazuhisa MiyamotoHeterologous Gene Expression in C1 Compound-Utilizing Yeasts Gerd GellissenIndustrial Chemicals: Enzymatic Transformation by Recombinant Microbes Masahisa IkemiGenetically Engineered Microorganisms Exploitation for Biocleaning of Coal: A Countermeasure to Acid Rain Jun-ichi KoizumiDegradation of Recalcitrant Synthetic Chemical Products: Genetic Engineering in Pseudomonads Masao FukudaCurrent Advances in Methane Fermentation Toshihide Kakizono and Naomichi NishioAppendix: Cloning Vectors Commonly Used for Recombinant Microorganisms Mitsuo YamashitaIndex

O autorze

Yoshikatsu Murooka and Tadayuki Imanaka