Worldwide energy and food crises are spotlighting the importance of bio-based products - an area many are calling on for solutions to these shortages. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology encapsulates the cutting-edge advances in the field with contributions from more than 50 international experts comprising sectors of academia, industry, and government research institutes, a virtual Who's Who among biocatalysis scientists.Created Under the Editorial Guidance of Leading Biotechnology ExpertsWith the aid of numerous graphs and illustrations, this authoritative reference documents such important advances as: Cloning and characterization of Kennedy pathway acyltransferasesEngineering of plants for industrial usesNew approaches from acquired tolerance to the biotic and abiotic stress of economically important cropsThis comprehensive text also explores a variety of bio-based industrial products, including: The modification of enzyme character through gene manipulationThe biocatalytic synthesis of chiral intermediates for drug developmentThe use of Omega-3 phospholipid nano capsules as effective forms for transporting immune response modifiersProviding in-depth reviews of this ancient field and its modern-day advances, Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology is an invaluable lab reference for teachers, graduate students, and industrial scientists conducting research in the biosciences.