13: Biocatalysis: Biodegradation of Anthropogenic Pollutants

Tuesday, July 26, 2011: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Bayside A, 4th fl (Sheraton New Orleans)
Chair:
Lawrence P. Wackett
8:00 AM
S72
Biodegradation of s-triazines: Principles and applications
Lawrence P. Wackett, Biochemistry and BioTechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
8:30 AM
S73
Evolution of reductive dehalogenases for bioremediation
Alfred Spormann, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
9:00 AM
S74
Caffeine:  A microbial perspective
Mani Subramanian, Center for Biocatalysis & Bioprocessing, Coralville, IA
9:30 AM
Break
10:00 AM
S75
Sphingobium chlorophenolicum and the challenges of degrading the toxic pesticide pentachlorophenol
Shelley Copley, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
10:30 AM
S76
Bacterial lignin-degrading enzymes - helping to unlock the potential of biomass
Lindsay Eltis, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
11:00 AM
S77
Microbial nitrile metabolism: Regulation and utilization
Michihiko Kobayashi, Institute of Applied Biochemistry, and Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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