Agricultural Biocatalysis: Enzymes in Agriculture and Industry

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.