Recent Advances in Nanobiocatalysts Design, and Their Industrial and Biomedical Applications
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Biocatalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 February 2024) | Viewed by 1666
Special Issue Editors
Interests: catalysts; enzymology; computational biology; biochemistry
Interests: cancer metabolism; folate signalling; antibody–drug conjugates; drug combinations
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biocatalysts are defined as the enzymes which in a purified form, a cell lysate or as whole cells convert a molecular substance into a product. Biocatalysts or enzymes, unlike metal catalysts, are biodegradable and easily replenished through inexpensive and environmentally benign fermentation processes. Modern-day techniques such as genetic engineering, directed evolution, rational protein engineering, computational enzyme design, and metagenomics has paved the way to produce enzymes of diverse functionality. Furthermore, advances in nanotechnology have shown the way forward to generate nano-scale materials with tunable physicochemical properties. Nanomaterials are often used as a support for the immobilization of enzymes to increase their surface area. The amalgamation of nanotechnology and biocatalysis technology holds promising potential in industrial as well as biomedical applications, such as biosensors, biofuel cells, bioelectronics, biodiesel production, biomedical diagnostics, etc. Thus, this Special Issue shall provide a platform to discuss the recent development of nanobiocatalysis and their application in biomedical as well as industrial sectors.
The current Special Issue focuses on the synthesis, characterization, and application of biocatalysts for industrial and biomedical applications. We invite experimental as well as theoretical studies such as research articles, reviews, short communications, and perspectives for submission.
Dr. Md Tabish Rehman
Dr. Gulam Mohmad Rather
Dr. Zeyaul Islam
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- enzyme immobilization
- industrial biocatalysis
- biomedical/therapeutic biocatalysis
- smart biocatalysts
- nanotechnology
- metal–organic frameworks
- enzyme engineering
- enzyme bioinformatics
- proteins and peptides
- chemical reaction
- biotransformation
- green synthesis
