**About the Editor**

**Antonio Trincone** graduated with honors in Pharmacy at the University of Naples, discussing a thesis on the biogenesis of membrane lipids of archaebacteria. He is currently a senior researcher, and has been working at the Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare belonging to Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy, in Naples, since 1983. He has been Professor of Organic Chemistry, and in charge for several years at the University of Salerno, Italy. Antonio Trincone is Specialty Chief Editor of Marine Biotechnology in Frontiers Marine Science. He has been the editor of a book entitled 'Biocatalysis: Chemistry and Biology' (Research Signpost, India); he is a reviewer for different scientific journals and research projects. He is part of the Editorial Board of *Marine Drugs*, and has guest-edited different Special Issues for this journal. Antonio Trincone was on the Scientific Committee for the 1st Symposium on Marine Enzymes and Polysaccharides (MEP'12), held in NhaTrang, Vietnam, from December 10th to 17th, 2012. He edited, among others, the book "Marine enzymes for biocatalysis: Sources, biocatalytic characteristics and bioprocesses of marine enzymes".
