Chapter 5Whole Cell Biocatalysts Using Enzymes Displayed on Yeast Cell Surface
Kentaro Inokuma, Tomohisa Hasunuma and Akihiko Kondo
Concise Definition of Subject
Biocatalysis is defined as catalysis involving biological catalysts, such as isolated enzymes and living cells. Biocatalysts chemically convert organic compounds with high selectivity. One promising strategy for the construction of efficient whole cell biocatalysts is to display enzymes on the cell surface of microorganisms such as yeasts, fungi, and bacteria. This chapter provides an introduction to the mechanisms, applications, and recent improvements regarding biocatalysts constructed using the cell surface display system. We focus on the display system for yeast, which is the ...
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