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Biocatalyst or Biological CatalystA catalyst derived from a living organism. Enzymes and fermentation strains are common biocatalysts. Biocatalysts significantly speed chemical reactions. These biocatalysts are highly efficient “super” enzymes that have been evolved specifically to perform a desired catalytic process according to a highly selective set of specifications. By replacing costly, time consuming chemical steps with novel biocatalytic reactions, Codexis biocatalysts can enable chemical processes that are highly efficient, require relatively low energy inputs, eliminate hazardous reagents,CloseReagentA chemical substance that is used to start a reaction in combination with some other substance and generate minimum byproducts.