Make Biocatalysis Industrially Viable

Many of the unique features of the enzymatic reactions prove to be limitations for their commercial use. For example, high selectivity of the enzyme catalysis, which is one of the most important characteristics that make enzymes promising as catalysts in 

Immobilization Crude enzyme preparation Enzyme engineering Genetic engineering 

Medium selection Organic co-solvent Organic solvent pH/acld-base stability Micelles (normal and reverse) 

Bioremediation is often the most cost-effective means of cleaning up contaminated soil and water. However, bioremediation may not always be viewed as an appropriate treatment option due to the chemical nature of the contaminant or a mixture of contaminants present at a site. Yet microbial biodiversity is so immense that it is usually possible to either isolate from nature, or evolve in the laboratory, a microbial culture capable of treating almost any type or mixture of environmental contaminants. 

One example of the use of enrichment culture techniques was the isolation of a microbial culture that could degrade a chemical warfare agent. The chemical agent mustard gas—or HD 

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