Hydrolases in Organic Synthesis: Regio- or Stereoselective Biotransformations

An organic chemist considering the use of enzymes has to solve the problem of knowing which enzyme to use.
The focus of this book is, first, on the most useful enzymes - hydrolases. Second, it contains an extensive listing of the known applications. Organic chemists will be able to make reasonable choices by analogy. Third, it contains summaries of the structures of hydrolases and shows how these structures can rationalize the observed selectivities. This provides another way for chemists to choose hydrolases. Fourth, it contains experimental guidelines for how to use the hydrolases.
This book will get organic chemists (and enzymologists) started quickly in solving their synthetic problems.