Recent Advances in Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Biocatalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 695
Special Issue Editors
Interests: enzymes; biocatalysis; enzyme engineering; directed evolution; rational design; metabolic engineering
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Dear Colleagues,
Biocatalysis refers to the utilization of enzymes, or whole cells, to catalyze a single- or multi-step chemical reaction, converting synthetic molecules or natural metabolites into value-added products. However, the industrial applications of biocatalysis are modest, perhaps in part because of the limitations of biocatalysts, such as limited enzyme availability, substrate scope, and operational stability. In recent decades, with the progress of new enzyme discovery, the engineering and evolution of proteins, machine learning for biocatalyst and route design, and metabolic pathway optimization, the limitations of biocatalysis have been greatly improved. With the rapid development of enzyme engineering and metabolic engineering, biocatalysis has been firmly established as a tool for synthesizing valuable products and performing chemically challenging reactions.
This Special Issue focuses on recent advances in biocatalysis and enzyme engineering, including enzyme design and evolution, metabolic pathway optimization, and biosynthetic route discovery. Methodological and theoretical approaches to biocatalysis design and the development of high-throughput screening methods for biocatalysis are also welcome.
If you would like to submit papers to this Special Issue or have any questions, please contact the in-house editor, Ms. Rita Lin ([email protected]).
Dr. Kaili Nie
Dr. Junfeng Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- enzyme
- biocatalysis
- enzyme discovery
- enzyme engineering
- enzyme evolution
- multienzymatic synthesis
- metabolic engineering
- metabolic pathway
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