Enzymes in Food Bioprocessing—Novel Food Enzymes, Applications, and Related Techniques
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Biotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 November 2023) | Viewed by 12565
Special Issue Editor
Interests: food enzyme; food bioprocessing; enzymatic catalysis; rational enzyme engineering; directed evolution; enzyme immobilization; enzyme techniques
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Dear Colleagues,
Enzyme-based food bioprocessing has emerged as an attractive technology that offers an efficient, safe, and eco-friendly alternative to conventional food processing. In fact, enzymatic bioprocessing is widely used to produce or process various foods, such as dairy products, baked goods, beverages and brewing, fats and oils, meats, functional foods, and food additives. A variety of enzymes are used in food bioprocessing, including proteases, amylases, glycoside hydrolases, lipases, transglutaminases, and so on. Interest in using enzymes for food processing has continued to grow as new enzyme-related techniques have emerged to better suit the diverse food processing environments and enable the development of new food products. Furthermore, with advances in the rational, evolutionary and microenvironmental engineering of proteins, there has been a significant improvement in enzyme performance, with their improved stability to temperatures, pH, and organic solvents, and more controlled use in food bioprocessing. To sum up, combined with enzyme engineering, novel food enzymes would play a more efficient role in promoting the development of food processing industries.We are pleased to announce the launch of a Special Issue of Foods on the theme “Enzymes in Food Bioprocessing—Novel Food Enzymes, Applications, and Related Techniques”, and invite you to contribute.
This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for practitioners and researchers in food bioprocessing to communicate and discuss their experiences and research outcomes in order to advance the application of novel enzymes and related technologies in the food industry. In this Special issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Novel food enzymes and their application in food processing.
- Advanced tools and technologies in enzymatic food processing.
- Enzymatic catalysis and reaction kinetics of food enzymes.
- Rational, evolutionary and microenvironment engineering of food enzymes.
- Techniques and technologies for food enzyme immobilization.
- Innovative strategies for food enzyme reuse and recycling.
- Techniques and strategies for new applications of food enzymes.
Prof. Dr. Xianghui Qi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- food enzyme
- food bioprocessing
- enzymatic catalysis
- rational enzyme engineering
- directed evolution
- enzyme immobilization
- enzyme techniques
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