Biotechnology of Microbial Enzymes

Dr. Goutam Brahmachari is a full professor of organic chemistry at Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India. His research focuses on developing practical synthetic methods for carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom bonds using C–H functionalization, cascade, and cross-coupling techniques, with applications in medicinal heterocyclic scaffolds. He has also studied the chemistry and biology of traditionally used Indian medicinal plants, identifying novel phytochemicals of interest.He is the founding Series Editor of Elsevier’s Natural Product Drug Discovery book series and an elected fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. His awards include the Acharya P. C. Ray Memorial Lecture Award (2025) from the Indian Science News Association (ISNA), Kolkata, India; the Dr. Satyajit Chakraborti Memorial Award (2025) from IEM, Kolkata, India; the Chemical Research Society of India Bronze Medal (2021); the Dr. Basudev Banerjee Memorial Award (2021) from the Indian Chemical Society; the Indian National Science Academy Teachers Award (2019); the Dr. Kalam Best Teaching Faculty Award (2017); and the Academic Brilliance Award (2015).

• Chapter 1. Useful Microbial Enzymes—An IntroductionChapter 2. Production, Purification, and Application of Microbial EnzymesChapter 3. Solid State Fermentation for Production of Microbial CellulasesChapter 4. Hyperthermophilic Subtilisin-Like Proteases From Thermococcus kodakarensisChapter 5. Enzymes from Basidiomycetes—Peculiar and Efficient Tools for BiotechnologyChapter 6. Microbial Production and Molecular Engineering of Industrial Enzymes: Challenges and StrategiesChapter 7. Metagenomics and the Search for Industrial EnzymesChapter 8. The Pocket Manual of Directed Evolution: Tips and TricksChapter 9. Insights into the Structure and Molecular Mechanisms of β-Lactam Synthesizing Enzymes in FungiChapter 10. The Cellulosome: A Supramolecular Assembly of Microbial Biomass-Degrading EnzymesChapter 11. Microbial Enzymes of Use in IndustryChapter 12. Significance of Microbial GlucokinasesChapter 13. Lipase-Catalyzed Organic Transformations: A Recent UpdateChapter 14. Enzymatic Biocatalysis in Chemical Transformations: A Promising and Emerging Field in Green Chemistry PracticeChapter 15. Microbial Enzymes for Glycoside Synthesis: Development of Sucrose Phosphorylase as a Test CaseChapter 16. Industrial Applications of Multistep Enzyme ReactionsChapter 17. Biocatalysis for Industrial Production of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)Chapter 18. Agro-Industrial Residues and Microbial Enzymes: An Overview on the Eco-Friendly Bioconversion into High Value-Added ProductsChapter 19. Microbial Enzymes for the Food IndustryChapter 20. Productive Chain of Biofuels and Industrial Biocatalysis: Two Important Opportunities for Brazilian Sustainable Development