Relevance of chemistry to white biotechnology

- Relevance of chemistry to white biotechnology

Munishwar N Gupta and Smita Raghava

Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110 016, India

Chemistry Central Journal 2007, 1:17. An open access article.

Abstract

White biotechnology is a fast emerging area that concerns itself with the use of biotechnological approaches in the production of bulk and fine chemicals, biofuels, and agricultural products. It is a truly multidisciplinary area and further progress depends critically on the role of chemists. This article outlines the emerging contours of white biotechnology and encourages chemists to take up some of the challenges that this area has thrown up.