Bioactive Peptides: Bridging Discovery and Application Through Innovative Synthesis and Engineering
A special issue of Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354). This special issue belongs to the section "Biochemical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Bioactive peptides have attracted significant attention due to their diverse applications in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and food industries. These biologically active sequences exhibit a range of beneficial effects, including antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. Despite the remarkable potential of bioactive peptides, challenges such as limited availability, complex biosynthetic pathways, and difficulties in large-scale production hinder their widespread use. Innovative synthesis methods and advanced metabolic engineering approaches are essential to overcome these obstacles and unlock the full potential of bioactive peptides.
This Special Issue, titled “Bioactive Peptides: Bridging Discovery and Application through Innovative Synthesis and Engineering”, will focus on original research papers and comprehensive reviews that explore cutting-edge advancements in the field. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Novel chemical and/or biochemical strategies for the synthesis and modification of bioactive peptides;
- Mechanistic studies on the biological activity of synthesized peptides;
- Discovery, structural characterization, and activity studies of bioactive peptides;
- Metabolic engineering techniques to optimize the yield and efficacy of bioactive peptides.
Prof. Dr. Qi Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biosynthesis
- total synthesis
- antibiotic
- drug Discovery
- posttranslational modification
- metabolic engineering
- enzymology
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