ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the field of automation and enzyme screening will be presented from a variety of views: those of engineers, users, programmers, assay developers, molecular biologists, and cell biologists. Some results of the author’s screening and automation experience will be presented. It is not the intention of this chapter to present one right way to automate or exactly how to automate. Rather, it is to share experiences in the industrial enzyme screening area, to reference some pertinent literature related to the field, and to discuss the effects current and future technologies will have on shaping the industrial enzyme screening. There are two major aspects to industrial enzyme screening: improving function and improving yield. This chapter will primarily focus on screening automation related to improving enzyme function.
