Methane and Methanol Utilizers
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2013
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Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4899-2340-0 (ISBN)
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4899-2340-0 (ISBN)
Methane and its oxidation product, methanol, have occupied an important position in the chemical industry for many years: the former as a feedstock, the latter as a primary chemical from which many products are produced. More recently, the role played by methane as a potent "greenhouse" gas has aroused considerable attention from environmentalists and clima tologists alike. This role for C compounds has, of course, been quite 1 incidental to the myriad of microorganisms on this planet that have adapted their life-styles to take advantage of these readily available am bient sources. Methane, a renewable energy source that will always be with us, is actually a difficult molecule to activate; so any microorganism that can effect this may point the way to catalytic chemists looking for con trollable methane oxidation. Methanol, formed as a breakdown product of plant material, is also ubiquitous and has also encouraged the growth of prokaryotes and eukaryotes alike. In an attempt to give a balanced view of how microorganisms have been able to exploit these simple carbon sources, we have asked a number ofleading scientists (modesty forbids our own inclusion here) to contribute chapters on their specialist areas of the subject.
1 Introduction.- 2 Taxonomy of Methylotrophic Bacteria.- 3 Methane Oxidation by Methanotrophs: Physiological and Mechanistic Implications.- 4 The Genetics and Molecular Biology of Obligate Methane-Oxidizing Bacteria.- 5 The Physiology and Biochemistry of Aerobic Methanol-Utilizing Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Bacteria.- 6 The Genetics and Molecular Biology of Methanol-Utilizing Bacteria.- 7 Methanol-Utilizing Yeasts.- 8 Biotechnological and Applied Aspects of Methane and Methanol Utilizers.- Species Index.
Reihe/Serie | Biotechnology Handbooks ; 5 |
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Zusatzinfo | XIV, 286 p. |
Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Mikrobiologie / Infektologie / Reisemedizin |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4899-2340-3 / 1489923403 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4899-2340-0 / 9781489923400 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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