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Preface
1 An introduction to biotechnological innovations
in the chemical industry
G. Mijnbeek and C. K. Leach
2 Biocatalyst in organic chemical synthesis
R. 0. Jenkins
3 Efficiency of growth and product formation
R. 0. Jenkins
4 Single cell protein
J. Green
5 The large scale production of organic acids
by micro-organisms
T. G. Cartledge
6 Production and diversification of antibiotics
T. G. Cartledge, C. K. Leach, J. Verweij and E. de Vroom
7 Production and application of microbial
exopolysaccharides
R. 0. Jenkins and J. F. Hall
8 Industrial production of amino acids by
fermentation and chemo-enzymatic methods
J. A. M. van Balken, J. Kamphuis and R. 0. Jenkins
9 Biotransformation of lipids
C. K. Leach and T. G. Cartledge
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