Structure, Function, and Application of Enzymes: A Commemorative Issue in Honor of Professor T. Doohun Kim, 1968–2022

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is dedicated to Professor T. Doohun Kim for his pioneering work and invaluable contribution to the field of enzyme research. Prof. Kim had been working as a guest editor of Crystals on Topic entitled “Crystallographic Studies of Enzymes, Volumes I and II”, but passed away on April 11th. Prof. Doohun Kim received his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate of philosophy in chemistry from Seoul National University. He started an independent position at Ajou University, Suwon, Korea, after his three-year post-doc experience at Harvard University, under the guidance of Prof. Timothy A. Springer. His main research interest was in understanding the role of synuclein in Parkinson’s disease. However, his interest soon shifted to enzyme studies, especially on the structure, function and application of esterases. After moving to Sookmyung Woman’s University, he worked as a full professor until his death. He published numerous research and review articles on the subject of enzymes, and many of them are highly cited.

For this Special Issue, we invite all of his colleagues and collaborators over the years to contribute to remembering and honoring his achievements and contributions to the field of enzyme research. We particularly intend to collect original research articles, reviews, or “perspective” articles on all areas that Doohun had an interest in and contributed to.

For the biochemistry of enzymes, you can choose the Crystals and IJMS. Authors are free to choose the journal they would like to submit to based on their submission topic.

Prof. Dr. Kyeong Kyu Kim
Dr. Wanki Yoo
Guest Editors

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• crystallization methods and developments
• crystallographic determination of enzyme structures
• enzyme engineering based on crystal structures
• computational and modeling studies of enzymes
• structure-based applications of enzymes