- What are the benefits of biocatalysis?
- Enzyme classes and their relevance for biocatalysis
- Basic molecular mechanisms of enzyme catalysis
- Screening for suitable enzyme activities
- Enzyme purification and characterization
- Chirality and how it is achieved by enzymes - kinetic resolution - asymmetric synthesis
- Application modes of biocatalysis - in vitro and in vivo applications
- Improvement of enzyme properties
o Directed mutagenesis
o Directed evolution
- Basics of reaction engineering and cofactor regeneration
- Examples of industrial applications
