Technology Applied to Recovery of Agro-Industrial Waste
Code
O01M142V01120
Study programme
Máster Universitario en Ciencia y Tecnología Agroalimentaria y Ambiental
Descriptors
Total Cr.
Choose
Year
Quadmester
3
Optional
1st
1st
Teaching language
Spanish
Galician
Prerequisites
Coordinator
Rúa Rodríguez, María Luísa
E-mail
mlrua@uvigo.es
Lecturers
Fernández González, María
Fuciños González, Clara
Rúa Rodríguez, María Luísa
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General description
Enzymes are essential proteins in all living systems as they catalyze chemical reactions necessary for their survival and reproduction. It has been known for years that they also catalyze reactions with unnatural substrates. In addition to this characteristic, enzymes have a high selectivity to recognize substrates, they work under mild conditions and, being biological macromolecules, they do not alter the environment. Therefore, it is not surprising that these biocatalysts are already an alternative to chemical catalysts and, in fact, many processes have been patented in which they are used as biocatalysts to obtain products with high added value (fructose and glucose syrups, insulin , DOPA, lactose-free milk, structured lipids for special applications, ethanol, etc). Within this context, students will work out the mechanisms that allow to understand and design enzymatic strategies to obtain products with high added value from agro-industrial waste: protein waste (whey, fish or meat industry), lignocellulosic waste or from the fats and oils industry, among others.
