List of Contributors

**Jose L. Adrio:** Neol Biosolutions SA, BIC Granada, Granada 18016, Spain.

**Sergio D. Aguirre:** Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada.

**Birgitte K. Ahring:** Section for Sustainable Biotechnology, Aalborg University Copenhagen, A C Meyers Vaenge 15, 2450 Copenhagen SV, Denmark; Bioproducts, Sciences & Engineering

Laboratory, Washington State University, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA 99354, USA.

**M. Monsur Ali:** Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada.

**Manuela Avi:** LONZA AG, Rottenstrasse 6, Visp 3930, Switzerland.

**Christopher D. Boone:** Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Florida, P.O. Box 100245, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.

**Elisabetta De Angelis:** Flavia 110, Trieste 34147, Italy.

**Rubén de Regil:** Unidad de Biotecnología Industrial, CIATEJ, A.C. Av. Normalistas 800, Col. Colinas de la Normal, Guadalajara, Jal, C.P. 44270, Mexico.

**Arnold L. Demain:** Research Institute for Scientists Emeriti (R.I.S.E.), Drew University, Madison, NJ 07940, USA.

**Cynthia Ebert:** Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, Trieste 34127, Italy.

**Mohammad S. Eram:** Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada; Current address: Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7, Canada.

**Valerio Ferrario:** Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, Trieste 34127, Italy.

**Lucia Gardossi:** Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, Trieste 34127, Italy.

**Gianfranco Gilardi:** Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, via Accademia Albertina 13, Torino 10123, Italy.

**Sonika Gill:** Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Florida, P.O. Box 100245, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.

**Andrew Habibzadegan:** Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Florida, P.O. Box 100245, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.

**Dietmar Haltrich:** Food Biotechnology Laboratory, BOKU–University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Muthgasse 11, Vienna 1190, Austria.

**Yi Jiang:** Department of Polymer Chemistry, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands; Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI), P.O. Box 902, 5600 AX Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

**Jun-ichi Kadokawa:** Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-40 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan; Research Center for Environmentally Friendly Materials Engineering, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1 Mizumoto-cho, Muroran, Hokkaido 050-8585, Japan.

**Balázs Krámos:** Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Gellért tér 4, Budapest H-1111, Hungary.

**Iris Krondorfer:** Food Biotechnology Laboratory, BOKU–University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Muthgasse 11, Vienna 1190, Austria.

**Kouichi Kuroda:** Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.

**Wan Chi Lam:** School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.

**Sanford Leuba:** Program in Molecular Biophysics and Structural Biology, Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh, 5117 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Department of Cell Biology, Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh, 5117 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.

**Yingfu Li:** Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada; Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada.

**Carol Sze Ki Lin:** School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.

**Katja Loos:** Department of Polymer Chemistry, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands; Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI), P.O. Box 902, 5600 AX Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

**Mette Lübeck:** Section for Sustainable Biotechnology, Aalborg University Copenhagen, A C Meyers Vaenge 15, 2450 Copenhagen SV, Denmark.

**Peter S. Lübeck:** Section for Sustainable Biotechnology, Aalborg University Copenhagen, A C Meyers Vaenge 15, 2450 Copenhagen SV, Denmark.

**Kesen Ma:** Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada.

**Robert McKenna:** Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Florida, P.O. Box 100245, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.

**János András Mótyán:** Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical and Health Science Center, University of Debrecen, POB 6, Debrecen H-4012, Hungary.

**Kamila Napora-Wijata:** ACIB (Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology) GmbH, Petersgasse 14/III, Graz 8010, Austria.

**Gábor Náray-Szabó:** Laboratory of Structural Chemistry and Biology and HAS-ELTE Protein Modeling Group, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter St. 1A, Budapest H-1117, Hungary.

**Luciano Navarini:** Flavia 110, Trieste 34147, Italy.

**Poonam Singh Nigam:** Biomedical Science Research Institute, University of Ulster, Coleraine BT52 1SA, UK.

**Julianna Oláh:** Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Gellért tér 4, Budapest H-1111, Hungary.

**Ramesh N. Patel:** SLRP Associates Consultation in Biotechnology, 572 Cabot Hill Road, Bridgewater, NJ 08807, USA.

**Joelle N. Pelletier:** Chimie, Université de Montréal, 2900 Boulevard Edouard-Montpetit, Montréal, Québec, H3T 1J4, Canada; CGCC, the Center in Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Montréal, H3A 0B8, Canada; PROTEO, the Québec Network for Protein Function, Structure and Engineering, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada; Biochimie, Université de Montréal, 2900 Boulevard Edouard-Montpetit, Montréal, Québec, H3T 1J4, Canada.

**Clemens K. Peterbauer:** Food Biotechnology Laboratory, BOKU–University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Muthgasse 11, Vienna 1190, Austria.

**Daniel Pleissner**: School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.

**Natalie M. Rachel:** Chimie, Université de Montréal, 2900 Boulevard Edouard-Montpetit, Montréal, Québec, H3T 1J4, Canada; CGCC, the Center in Green Chemistry and Catalysis, Montréal, H3A 0B8, Canada; PROTEO, the Québec Network for Protein Function, Structure and Engineering, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada.

**Karen Robins:** LONZA AG, Rottenstrasse 6, Visp 3930, Switzerland.

**Bruno J. Salena:** Dvision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada.

**Georgina Sandoval:** Unidad de Biotecnología Industrial, CIATEJ, A.C. Av. Normalistas 800, Col. Colinas de la Normal, Guadalajara, Jal, C.P. 44270, Mexico.

**Grant Schauer:** Program in Molecular Biophysics and Structural Biology, Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh, 5117 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA; Department of Cell Biology, Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh, 5117 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.

**Nicolas Sluis-Cremer:** Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, 3550 Terrace St., Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.

**Manoj N. Sonavane:** ACIB (Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology) GmbH, Petersgasse 14/III, Graz 8010, Austria.

**Annette Sørensen:** Section for Sustainable Biotechnology, Aalborg University Copenhagen, A C Meyers Vaenge 15, 2450 Copenhagen SV, Denmark; Bioproducts, Sciences & Engineering Laboratory, Washington State University, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA 99354, USA.

**Petra Staudigl:** Food Biotechnology Laboratory, BOKU–University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Muthgasse 11, Vienna 1190, Austria.

**Gernot A. Strohmeier:** ACIB (Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology) GmbH, Petersgasse 14/III, Graz 8010, Austria; Institute of Organic Chemistry, TU Graz, Stremayrgasse 9, Graz 8010, Austria.

**Ferenc Tóth:** Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical and Health Science Center, University of Debrecen, POB 6, Debrecen H-4012, Hungary. **József Tőzsér:** Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical and Health Science Center, University of Debrecen, POB 6, Debrecen H-4012, Hungary. **Antonio Trincone:** Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, National Research Council, Via Campi Flegrei, 34, Pozzuoli 80078, Naples, Italy.

**Mitsuyoshi Ueda:** Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.

**Francesca Valetti:** Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, via Accademia Albertina 13, Torino 10123, Italy.

**Gert O.R. Alberda van Ekenstein:** Department of Polymer Chemistry, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.

**Harumi Veny:** Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Malaysia.

**Margit Winkler:** ACIB (Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology) GmbH, Petersgasse 14/III, Graz 8010, Austria.

**Albert J.J. Woortman:** Department of Polymer Chemistry, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
