Dean Brady
Professor
Chemistry
University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa
Biography
Dean Brady is currently working as a professor of Chemistry at University of the witswatersrand. Research and promotion of Green Chemistry for Industry, using biologically based chemical production methods, in particular Biocatalysis. Areas of interest include interdisciplinary research in nitrile biocatalysis, esterases and proteases, nucleoside phosphorylases, laccases, enzyme immobilisation, biorefinery enzymes.
Research Interest
His Areas of interest include interdisciplinary research in nitrile biocatalysis, esterases and proteases, nucleoside phosphorylases, laccases, enzyme immobilisation, biorefinery enzymes.
Publications
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Chhiba VP, Bode ML, Mathiba K, Kwezi W, and Brady D (2012). Enantiomeric biocatalytic hydrolysis of β-aminonitriles to β-aminoamides using Rhodococcus rhodochrous ATCC BAA-870 J Mol Cat B Enz 76: 68– 74.
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Wellington KW, Steenkamp P, Dean Brady (2010). Nuclear diamination by N-coupling using a commercial laccase. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 18: 1406-1414.  Â
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Brady D, Jordaan J (2009). Advances in Enzyme Immobilisation. Biotechnol. Lett. 31: 1639-1650.
