Session 11: Enzyme engineering, Directed Protein Evolution & computational design (ROOM CHANGED)
Tuesday, July 26, 2016: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Maurepas, 3rd Fl (Sheraton New Orleans)
Conveners:
David Rozzel - Provivi, Inc. and David Weiner - BASF
Biocatalysis has entered the mainstream of chemical technology and is now one of the fastest growing and most dynamic areas of the enzyme market. Applications for enzymes as industrial catalysts are meeting needs for chemical, pharmaceutical, and agricultural products. This session will offer the latest developments in directed evolution and computational design, key technologies that are accelerating the expansion of biocatalysis.
8:00 AM
S57
Unusual 8-formyl-FAD governs activity of Formate Oxidase (FOX) from Aspergillus oryzae
John Robbines, Giovanni Gadda and Andreas Bommarius, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
8:30 AM
S58
High performance enzymes at BASF
Cristina Pop, BASF Enzymes LLC, San Diego, CA
9:00 AM
S59
Discovery and characterization of ionic liquid-tolerant thermophilic cellulases from a switchgrass-adapted microbial community
Blake Simmons1, Andreas S. Bommarius2, John Robbines2 and Cristina Pop3, (1)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute / Sandia National Laboratories, Emeryville, CA, (2)School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, (3)BASF Enzymes LLC, San Diego, CA
9:30 AM
Break Sponsored by FrieslandCampina Domo, Grand Ballroom 5th Fl
10:00 AM
S60
Designer enzymes for industrial applications
Daniela Grabs, Arzeda Corp, Seattle, WA
10:30 AM
S61
Development of novel enzymes using CodeEvolver® enzyme engineering technology
James Riggins, Codexis, Inc., Redwood City, CA
11:00 AM
S62
Engineering practical cyclopropanation biocatalysts
David Rozzell, Provivi, Inc., Santa Monica, CA
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