Enzymes in Biomedical, Cosmetic and Food Application

Dear Colleagues,

Enzymes are proteins produced by living cells to catalyze reactions, so-called biocatalysts. Enzymes can be produced from animals, plants and microorganisms through extraction and separation. Enzymes have become increasingly popular and are frequently applied in industry because they are highly specific and high catalytic efficiencies. Enzymes offer several advantages in terms of improved reaction selectivity, reduced energy costs, enhanced reliability, environmental friendliness and sustainability. Enzymes are currently widely used in the food industry, pharmaceutical industry, cosmetic industry, and biomedical industry. Many enzymes are used for these applications, such as lipase, protease, amylase, transferases, oxidoreductases, lactase, sucrase, maltase, pectinase, glucosidase, xylanase, cellulase, coenzyme Q10, superoxide dismutase, and peroxidase enzymes. Enzymes are used in the food industry for applications such as starch liquefaction, bread quality improvement, the production of prebiotic food ingredients, flavor improvement, animal feed treatment, and clarification. Enzymes are also used in cosmetics to prevent acne, skin aging, and pigmentation. Increasingly, enzymes are being used in medical applications, including therapeutics, drug delivery, and diagnostics. Therefore, various studies on enzymes have been developed, including those investigating enzyme production, purification, enzyme kinetics, enzyme immobilization, enzyme reactors, biotransformation, the synthesis of bioactive chemical compounds, valuable produce products, as well as enzyme application in analysis, biomedicine and biosensors.

In this Special Issue, we welcome original research articles and reviews focused on all aspects of enzymes used for the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and biomedical industries. Research can be related to biocatalysis, process optimization, ultrasonic processes, food production, fermentation, enzyme-assisted extraction, enzyme production, biocatalytic processes, bio-reactors, food processing, biomass utilization, bioresource application, bio-transformations, enzymology, biological activity, enzymatic synthesis of value-added compounds, nanotechnology, biomedical applications, cosmetic applications, bioremediation and so on.

Prof. Dr. Chia-Hung Kuo
Prof. Dr. Chwen-Jen Shieh
Prof. Dr. Hui-Min David Wang
Guest Editors

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