Catalysts (ISSN: 2073-4344) has launched the Section “Biocatalysis”. The Section is dedicated to publishing original, novel, and high-impact contributions related to this cross-disciplinary field of biotechnology, and will attract the interest of chemists, enzymologists, microbiologists, molecular biologists, polymer scientists, bioinformaticians, and engineers.

As they are of open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all the articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2021 and 2022:

1. “Getting the Most Out of Enzyme Cascades: Strategies to Optimize In Vitro Multi-Enzymatic Reactions”
by Regine Siedentop, Christiane Claaßen, Dörte Rother, Stephan Lütz and Katrin Rosenthal
Catalysts 2021, 11(10), 1183; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11101183  
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/10/1183

2. “A Review on Biological Synthesis of the Biodegradable Polymers Polyhydroxyalkanoates and the Development of Multiple Applications”
by Bryan Dalton, Purabi Bhagabati, Jessica De Micco, Ramesh Babu Padamati and Kevin O’Connor
Catalysts 2022, 12(3), 319; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12030319
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/12/3/319

3. “Lipase Immobilization in Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Biofuel Production”
by Aniello Costantini and Valeria Califano
Catalysts 2021, 11(5), 629; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11050629
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/5/629 

4. “Immobilization of Enzymes by Polymeric Materials”
by Xingyi Lyu, Rebekah Gonzalez, Andalwisye Horton and Tao Li
Catalysts 2021, 11(10), 1211; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11101211
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/10/1211

5. “Bioreactor and Bioprocess Design Issues in Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass”
by Giuseppe Olivieri, René H. Wijffels, Antonio Marzocchella and Maria Elena Russo
Catalysts 2021, 11(6), 680; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11060680
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/6/680

6. “Nanoscale Cerium Oxide: Synthesis, Biocatalytic Mechanism, and Applications”
by Guangchun Song, Nan Cheng, Junjie Zhang, Huixian Huang, Yanfang Yuan, Xiaoyun He, Yunbo Luo and Kunlun Huang
Catalysts 2021, 11(9), 1123; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11091123
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/9/1123

7. “Agro-Industrial Food Waste as a Low-Cost Substrate for Sustainable Production of Industrial Enzymes: A Critical Review”
by Vishal Sharma, Mei-Ling Tsai, Parushi Nargotra, Chiu-Wen Chen, Chia-Hung Kuo, Pei-Pei Sun and Cheng-Di Dong
Catalysts 2022, 12(11), 1373; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12111373
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/12/11/1373

8. “Bio-Derived Catalysts: A Current Trend of Catalysts Used in Biodiesel Production”
by Hoang Chinh Nguyen, My-Linh Nguyen, Chia-Hung Su, Hwai Chyuan Ong, Horng-Yi Juan and Shao-Jung Wu
Catalysts 2021, 11(7), 812; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11070812
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/7/812

9. “Electrocatalysis by Heme Enzymes—Applications in Biosensing”
by Lidia Zuccarello, Catarina Barbosa, Smilja Todorovic and Célia M. Silveira
Catalysts 2021, 11(2), 218; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11020218
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/2/218

10. “Sugarcane Bagasse Saccharification by Enzymatic Hydrolysis Using Endocellulase and β-glucosidase Immobilized on Different Supports”
by Wilson G. Morais Junior, Thályta F. Pacheco, Shipeng Gao, Pedro A. Martins, José M. Guisán and Nídia S. Caetano
Catalysts 2021, 11(3), 340; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11030340
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/3/340

If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about participating in cutting-edge research publications, please do not hesitate to contact the Section Managing Editor, Ms. Snowy Bian ([email protected]).