 | Agricultural Biocatalysis: Enzymes in Agriculture and Industry Subjects: Environment & Agriculture; Bioscience; Biochemistry; Biotechnology; Agriculture & Environmental Sciences; Agriculture; Enzymology; Agricultural biocatalysis is of immense scientific interest nowadays owing to its increasing importance in the efforts for more sustainable agriculture while optimizing environmental impacts. The plant compatibility is essential for developing eco-friendly, sustainable microbial products, and hence our search for novel technologies ought to be in the foreground. It is just in this context that a thorough understanding of biochemical processes, application of agricultural enzymes, traits, and viruses get the highest priority. This series on agricultural biocatalysis compiles the recent agricultural-biocatalysis research results by interdisciplinary teams from international institutes for chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, and materials and chemical engineering, which are investigating important agricultural-biocatalytic topics related to biochemical conversions or bioremediation, modern biological and chemical applications exemplified by the use of selected and highly innovative agricultural enzymes, traits and viruses. Edited by Peter Jeschke and Evgeni Starikov, prominent researchers in agro-chemistry and theoretical biophysical chemistry, the volumes in the series are useful references for the students and researchers in the fields of agro-chemistry, biochemistry, biology, biophysical chemistry, natural product chemistry, materials, and drug design. Volume 2 covers the research on plant and soil enzymes, herbicide tolerant traits, biochemical conversions, including aspects from bioremediation, plant viruses, and evaluation of the agricultural enzymes market. Peter Jeschke gained his PhD in organic chemistry at the University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany, after which he moved to Fahlberg-List Company, Germany, to pursue agrochemical research before moving to the Institute of Neurobiology and Brain Research, German Academy of Science. In 1989 he joined Bayer AG, where he is currently a senior fellow in Research and Development, Pest Control Chemistry, Crop Science Division. Since 2011, he has been honorary professor at the Universität Düsseldorf, Germany. Prof. Dr. Jeschke is an associate editor of Pest Management Science, published by the Society of Chemical Industry, UK, and has more than 250 patent applications and publications to his name. Evgeni B. Starikov is a specialist in theoretical biophysical chemistry with nearly 30 years of professional experience. He worked as a research associate with the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, from 2001 to 2004 and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, from 2005 to 2008 and as a researcher with the Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials, Germany, from 2008 to 2009. Currently, he is a freelance researcher at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and Kobe University, Japan. Prof. Starikov has authored around 100 articles and 1 monograph and co-edited a book. His current research interests include thermodynamics applications. |
