Enzymes in organic synthesis -- Contents -- Chairman's introduction -- An illustrative example of a synthetically useful enzyme: horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase -- Discussion -- Enzymic synthesis of labelled chiral substances -- Discussion -- Enzyme-controlled reactions giving alkanols of use in the synthesis of biologically active molecules -- Discussion -- Large-scale purification of enzymes -- Discussion -- Immobilized enzymes in organic synthesis -- Discussion -- General discussion I Synthesis of 5,6-dihydroxycyclohexa-l,3-die -- Applications of cell-free enzymes in organic synthesis -- Discussion -- Chiral products from non-pyridine nucleotide-dependent reductases and methods for NAD(P)H regeneration -- Discussion -- Stereochemistry and synthetic applications of products of fermentation of a,p-unsaturated aromatic aldehydes by baker's yeast -- Discussion -- Extending the applica- bility of esterases of low enantioselectivity in asymmetric synthesis -- Discussion -- Microbial transformations of some monoterpenoids and sesquiterpenoids -- Discussion -- General discussion I1 Synthesis of tetrahydrofolate derivatives -- Synthesis of optically active propylene oxides -- Creation of novel chiral synthons with enzymes: application to enantioselective synthesis of antibiotics -- Discussion -- Kinetics of trypsin catalysis in the industrial conversion of porcine insulin to human insulin -- Discussion -- Redesigning enzymes by site-directed mutagenesis -- Discussion -- The design of new enzyme active sites for the catalysis of specific chemical reactions -- Discussion -- Final general discussion NAD+ degradation by resting cells -- Economic aspects -- Applications of enzyme methodology -- Index of contributors -- Subject index.