Preliminary Program subject to change
20041 Advances in Biocatalysis and Protein Engineering
OverviewThis session focuses on the fundamentals and engineering of biocatalysis.
Primary SponsorCatalysis and Reaction Engineering Division (20)
Co-Sponsor(s)Bioengineering (15c)

Chair

Andreas S. Bommarius
Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemical Engineering
315 Ferst Drive N.W.
Parker H. Petit Biotechnology Institute, Room 3310
Atlanta, GA 30332-0363
Phone Number: (404) 385-1334
Fax Number: (404) 894-2291
Email: andreas.bommarius@che.gatech.edu

CoChair

David Klinke
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6102
Morgantown, WV 26506-6102
Phone Number: 304-293-2111 ext 2432
Fax Number: 304-293-4139
Email: david.klinke@mail.wvu.edu
Introductory Remarks
Using Light Illumination to Control the Form-Function Relationship of Enzymes
C. Ted Lee Jr., Andrea C. Hamill and Serena Wang, Chemical Engineering and Material Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1211
Protein Dynamics and NMR Relaxation: toward a Mechanistic Understanding of Salt-Activation in Nonaqueous Biocatalysis
Ross Keating Eppler1, Shannon Chase1, Khushnuma Koita1, Douglas S. Clark1, Jeffrey A. Reimer1 and Jonathan S. Dordick2, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of California - Berkeley, University of California - Berkeley, 210 Gilman Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, (2)Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 Eighth Street, Troy, NY 12180
Measurement of Endo and Exo-Glucanase Activities in Cellulase Using Non-Crystalline Cellulose
Rajesh Gupta and Y. Y. Lee, Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
Immobilization of Bacterial Beta-Galactosidases Onto Nanofiltration Membrane and Its Application on Production and Separation of Galacto-Oligosaccharides
Suwattana Pruksasri, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 140 West 19th Ave., Koffolt Laboratories, Columbus, OH 43210 and Shang-Tian Yang, The Ohio State University, 140 West 19th Ave., Koffolt Laboratories, Columbus, OH 43210
Break
Understanding the Lpp Deletion Effects in Membrane Permeability and Consequences for Whole-Cell Biocatalysis
Ye Ni, Chemical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, 601 W. Main Street,, Richmond, VA 843028 and Rachel Ruizhen Chen, Chemical&Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
Kinetics of the Multienzyme System-Alcohol, Aldehyde and Lactate Dehydrogenase-for the Metabolism of Ethanol to Acetate
Robert P. Chambers, Auburn University, 230 Ross Hall, Auburn, AL 36847 and Paul J. Minor, Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, 230 Ross Hall, Auburn, AL 36847
Lipase-Catalyzed Selective Transesterification of Stanols in Solvent Free Medium
Irene Martinez1, Araceli Olivares1, Alejandro Markovits2, Rolando Chamy1 and Andres Markovits1, (1)School of Biochemical Engineering, Pontificial Catholic University of Valparaíso, Av. Brazil 2147, PO Box 4059, Valparaíso, Chile, (2)Härting S.A., Panamericana Norte 6000, Santiago, Chile
Concluding Remarks

Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division