PMA, Doctor in Organic Chemistry, associate professor at Amazon State University, works with bioprocesses and biocatalysis, along with the prospection of biologically active molecules from Amazon plants and microorganisms.
The present chapter deals with the different aspects of enzyme biocatalysis for chemical transformations, starting with the prospection and identification of novel microbial enzymes, which are becoming indispensable for current industrial processes.
Cross-checking with non-destructive prospection methods such as geophysics and soil sciences allows the evaluation of the percentage of the sites detectable from above ground.
Results from satellite based analysis were successfully evaluated by georadar and geomagnetic prospection along with field survey.
To enrich this scenario, a good approach to increment knowledge about biocatalysis mechanisms that are intrinsic to microbial metabolism, could be the use of culture media with different supplements, and prospection of environments that were not or low explored, as a form to reveal the biotechnological potential from microorganisms.
Anomaly zone ('3') in the south is consistent with an earlier geomagnetic prospection in this area (Walach, 2008).
These finds and the palaeolandscape context created with the data from the prospection phases were critical in the decision to undertake an underwater archaeological excavation using a large, boat-mounted grab sampling system.
More recently, venomics has focused on better understanding of the clinical aspects of human envenomation, the mechanism of action of venoms and their toxins, the prospection of toxins with biotechnological/pharmaceutical potential, and the development of novel antivenom serum and alternative therapies for envenomation.
Finally, a limiting factor in the prospection of new molecules with antimicrobial potential is the toxicity exhibited by several compounds.
Since future thinking is often goal-oriented and leads to greater activation of brain regions involved in prospection, goal-oriented EFT may be associated with greater reductions in DD than general goal-unrelated EFT.
