Table of Contents

Microbiological inventions and the patent law - the international dimension, R.S.Crespi; the properties of fungal and bacterial cellulases with comment on their production and application, Michael P.Coughlan; methylotrophs for biotechnology - methanol as a raw material for fermentative production, Yoshiki Tani; extractive bioconversions with emphasis on solvent production, Bo Mattiason and Mats Larsson; opportunities for biotechnology in food processing, Brian Kirsop; present and future applications of lipases, A.R.Macrae and R.C.Hammond; B-lactamases - molecular studies, Andrew Coulson; low-molecular weight immunomodifiers produced by micro-organisms, Hamao Umezawa; the molecular genetics of human monogenic diseases, S.P.Ball et al; myotonic dystrophy and gene mapping on human chromosome 19, J.D.Brook et al; the physiological significance of citric acid in the control of metabolism in lipid-accumulating yeasts, Christopher Thomas Evans, and Colin Ratledge; heterologous gene expression in "saccharomyces cerevisiae", Susan M.Kingsman et al; fungus culture collections as a biotechnological resource, D.L.Hawksworth