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Author:   Sang Yup Lee
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
Weight:   1.768kg
ISBN:  

9783319504353

ISBN 10:   3319504355
Pages:   794
Publication Date:   06 April 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Hydrocarbon-lipid Microbiology and Poverty Reduction.- Hydrocarbons from Algae.- Industrial Isoprene Biosynthesis.- Lipid-Containing Secondary Metabolites from Algae.- Metagenomic Mining of Enzyme Diversity.- Microbial Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Electrofuels.- Microbial Facilitation of Petroleum Recovery: An Introduction.- Microbial Production of Flavours and Fragrances.- Microbial Production of Isoprenoids.- Novel Sensors for Engineering Microbiology.- Production of Fatty Acids and Derivatives by Metabolic Engineering of Bacteria.- Protein Emulsifiers.- Rediscovering Biopolymers.- Rhamnolipids.- Screening for Enantioselective Enzymes.- Synthetic Biology for Biocatalysis.- Synthetic Biology for Biofuels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.- Use of Biosurfactants in Oil Recovery.- Using Microorganisms as Prospecting Agents in Oil and Gas Exploration.- Yarrowia lipolytica as a Cell Factory for Oleochemical Biotechnology.

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Dr. Sang Yup Lee is Distinguished Professor at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). He is currently the Director of Center for Systems and Synthetic Biotechnology, Director of BioProcess Engineering Research Center, and Director of Bioinformatics Research Center. He has published more than 510 journal papers, 64 books/book chapters, and more than 580 patents—either registered or applied. He received numerous awards, including the National Order of Merit, National Science Medal, Science and Technology Medal from President of Korea, Ho-Am Prize in Engineering, POSCO TJ Park Prize, Merck Metabolic Engineering Award from Merck, and Elmer Gaden Award from Biotechnology and Bioengineering. He is currently Fellow of AAAS, Fellow of American Academy of Microbiology, Fellow of American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, Fellow of Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, Fellow of AmericanInstitute of Chemical Engineers, Fellow of the World Academy of Sciences, Fellow of Korean Academy of Science and Technology, and Fellow of National Academy of Engineering Korea. He is also Foreign Associate of National Academy of Engineering USA, and Editor-in-Chief of Biotechnology Journal, and Associate Editor and board member of numerous journals. He has served as the Chairman of the Global Agenda Council on Emerging Technologies and also Biotechnology, at the World Economic Forum. He founded the World Council on Industrial Biotechnology in 2010 and served as a Founding Chair for two years. He is currently serving as a member of Presidential Advisory Committee on Science and Technology in Korea. His research interests are metabolic engineering, systems biology and biotechnology, industrial biotechnology, synthetic biology, and nanobiotechnology.

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