Transformaçoes biologicas: Contribuiçoes e perspectivas

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In a moment that amazingly advances are being reached on the development of technologies to obtain high value chemical compounds as polymers, fine chemicals, pharmaceutical industty intermediates and chemical entities, we cannot refuse that a meaningful progress is due to the maturing in knowledge of biological transformations. Biocatalysis and biotransformations are being widespread applied to generate processes and products with incredible success. In this review article we present the main contributions of biotechnology and biological catalytic processes to Chemistry, the most important evolution steps on enzymatic transformations, how it has being applied and which are the perspectives to academic and industrial environments. We also would like to stimulate the community to step out research in biotechnology applicable to chemical and pharmaceutical industries, trying to achieve what we believe to be the ideal layout: integrating chemical transformations, enzymatic conversions and fermentation processes.

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Oliveira, L. G. D., & Mantovani, S. M. (2009). Transformaçoes biologicas: Contribuiçoes e perspectivas. Quimica Nova, 32(3), 742–756. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-40422009000300018

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