Biocatalysts for Sustainable Processing: Special Focus on Enzymatic Catalysis in the Food Industry
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Industrial Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2022) | Viewed by 723
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Interests: molecular biology; biotechnology; food science and technology; food chemistry
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Interests: biotechnology and biochemistry; development and compositional characterization and validation of bioactivity of functional ingredients (proteins and biopeptides, antioxidants, probiotics, prebiotics, and antimicrobials); development of novel functional foods; obtain high-added value products; microbiology and biochemistry
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Dear Colleagues,
Enzymes have unsurpassed physicochemical, biological and biocatalytic functionalities, allowing biocatalysis with selectivity and specificity in the conversion of raw materials. For this reason, the food industry has taken advantage of enzymes as green catalysts to extract bioactive substances, improve sensory, taste, and texture properties, produce nutrient-rich foods, and eliminate food safety hazards. Enzymes offer several benefits over traditional catalytic agents with respect to process efficiency, sustainability, reuse, and cost–benefit ratio.
With a central focus on the food industry, this Special Issue seeks to explore emerging challenges, opportunities, trends, and approaches in the development of biocatalytic procedures, as well as the enzymatic engineering of innovative biocatalysts.
Dr. Ezequiel Coscueta
Prof. Dr. Manuela Pintado
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- enzymatic processing
- bioprocess
- biocatalysts
- enzyme immobilization
- multienzyme catalysis
- biotransformation
- enzyme engineering
- green catalysts
- sustainable process
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