CY60115: Biotransformation In Organic Chemistry

CY60115
Course name	Biotransformation In Organic Chemistry
Offered by	Chemistry
Credits	3
L-T-P	3-0-0
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Semester	Autumn

Syllabus

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Prerequisite : CY30103General methods for new biocatalyst discovery; Screening and assay methods; Isolation, purification and immobilization techniques; Classification and nomenclature (IUBMB); Catalytic role of enzymes (enzyme kinetics and various kinds of inhibition); Potentials and limitations; Enzymes in functional group transformation; White biotechnology; Few industrial process using enzymes for production of drugs, fine chemicals and chiral intermediates; Combinatorial biocatalysis; Bio-mimetic catalysts (catalytic antibodies, artificial enzymes, molecular imprinted polymeric catalyst) and their applications; DNA and RNA based catalysis; Recombinant DNA technology in enzyme engineering.Books: Enzyme catalysis in organic synthesis (Vol I-III); Eds by K. Drauz and H. Waldmann. Willey-VCH; Biotransformations in organic chemistry. K. Faber . Springer.