Dr. Bernard Y. Tao
Professor
B.S. and M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D., Iowa State University
Research
- Biocatalysis and the use of recombinant genetic mutagenesis to explore the modification of carbohydrate enzymes and biochemical conversion of natural materials to make industrial products.
Selected Publications
Tao, B. Y., Biofuels - Opportunity of the Century, Biotech, in press
Tao, B. Y., Biomass, McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 8th Edition, 2000
Allen D. K. and B. Y. Tao, Carbohydrate-alkyl ester derivatives as biosurfactants, J. Surfactants Deterg. 2: (3) 383-390, 1999.
Han, N. and B. Y. Tao, A Simple Method to Express Soluble, Highly Active Cyclodextrin Glycosyltransferase in Recombinant E. coli, Biotechnology Techniques (13) 631-635, 1999.
Han, N. and B. Y. Tao, Enhancement of Solubility of Bacillus macerans Cyclodextrin Glucanotransferase by Thioredoxin Fusion, Food Science and Biotechnology, 1999 276-279.
Han, N. and B. Y. Tao, Detection of native and recombinant Bacillus macerans Cyclodextrin Glycosyltransferase using microtiter ELISA techniques, Enzyme and Microbial Technology 24:35-40, 1999.
Wang, P. and B. Y. Tao, Soy Fatty Acid Oxidation with Sodium Hypochlorite Monitored by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, J.Am. Oil Chem. Soc., 1998 (75) 9-14.
Han, N. S. and Tao, B. Y. Purification of Bacillus macerans cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase by immunoaffinity chromatography. Starch/Staerke 1997, 49, 111-115.
Tao, B. Y., Industrial Applications for Soybeans, 25th ACHEMA, Frankfort, Germany, June, 1997
Han, N., K. C. P Lee, and B. Y. Tao, Cloning, Overexpression and Immunological Detection/Purification of Recombinant B. macerans Cyclodextrin Glycosyltransferase in E. coli, Proceedings of the 4th Asia-Pacific Biochemical Engineering Conference, 1997. Beijing, China
Contact Dr. Tao
Address:
Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering
1146 ABE Building
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1146
Phone: (765) 494-1183