chapter 1 Enzymes for the Transgenic Production of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid-Enriched Oils -- chapter 2 Screening for Unique Microbial Reactions Useful for Industrial Applications -- chapter 3 Biocatalyses in Microaqueous Organic Media -- chapter 4 Biocatalysts for the Epoxidation and Hydroxylation of Fatty Acids and Fatty Alcohols -- chapter 5 Lipase-Catalyzed Kinetic Resolution for the Fractionation of Fatty Acids and Other Lipids -- chapter 6 Protein Engineering of Recombinant Candida rugosa Lipases -- chapter 7 Production of Value-Added Industrial Products from Vegetable Oils: Oxygenated Fatty Acids -- chapter 8 Application of Lipases to Industrial-Scale Purification of Oil- and Fat-Related Compounds -- chapter 9 Applications of Lipases in Modifications of Food Lipids -- chapter 10 Lipase-Catalyzed Condensation in an Organic Solvent -- chapter 11 Enzymatic Production of Diacylglycerol and Its Beneficial Physiological Functions -- chapter 12 The Use of Nonimmobilized Lipase for Industrial Esterification of Food Oils -- chapter 13 Preparation of Polyunsaturated Phospholipids and Their Functional Properties -- chapter 14 Production of Biosurfactants by Fermentation of Fats, Oils, and Their Coproducts -- chapter 15 Fatty Acid-Modifying Enzymes: Implications for Industrial Applications -- chapter 16 Low-Calorie Fat Substitutes: Synthesis and Analysis -- chapter 17 Microbial Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Production -- chapter 18 Structured Triacylglycerols Comprising Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids -- chapter 19 Biopolyesters Derived from the Fermentation of Renewable Resources -- chapter 20 Carbohydrate Active-Enzymes for the Production of Oligosaccharides -- chapter 21 Microbial Hemicellulolytic Carbohydrate Esterases -- chapter 22 Application of Cyclodextrin Glucanotransferase to the Synthesis of Useful Oligosaccharides and Glycosides -- chapter 23 Converting Herbaceous Energy Crops to Bioethanol: A Review with Emphasis on Pretreatment Processes -- chapter 24 Enzymes as Biocatalysts for Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Fermentable Sugars -- chapter 25 Bioelectrocatalysis: Electroactive Microbial and Enzyme Technologies for Detection and Synthesis of Chemicals, Fuels, and Drugs -- chapter 26 Biocatalysis: Synthesis of Chiral Intermediates for Pharmaceuticals -- chapter 27 Nutrition Delivery System: A Novel Concept of Nutrient Fortification -- chapter 28 Renewable Resources for Production of Aromatic Chemicals -- chapter 29 Extremophiles from the Origin of Life to Biotechnological Applications.