New Potential Applications of Enzymes in Biocatalysis and Next Challenges for a Green Chemistry
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Biocatalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 December 2021) | Viewed by 15333
Special Issue Editors
Interests: organic compounds; plant extracts; bioactive compounds; polyphenols; essential oils; antioxidants; antimicrobials; cytotoxicity
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Interests: microorganisms; microbial enzymes; whole cells biocatalysis; biotransformation; bioremediation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Enzymes, natural catalysts known for their catalytic efficiency, selectivity and high substrate specification, have been successfully explored in various biocatalytic processes for the synthesis of value-added chemicals for both pharmaceutical, food, and beverage fields as well as in enviromental applications such as enzymatic bioremediation and production of renewable and clean energies.
Ezymes isolated/purified from different biological sources (animals, plants, and microorganisms) can now work actively, in vitro, in numerous biocatalytic reactions. Enzyme-assisted reactions are safe for health and environmentally friendly due to the excellent selectivity of the substrate, thus reducing the number of by-products and also through achieving mild reaction conditions. By performing reactions in water under ambient conditions, both the use of organic solvents and energy consumption are minimized. Hence, biocatalysis has been recognized as a green technology.
This Special Issue of Catalysts will focus on research papers or reviews that reflect the state of research in the field of biocatalysis. The potential topics include but are not limited to the following: synthesis catalysed by enzymes, plant enzymes, whole cells or microorganisms as catalysts, enzymes in green chemistry reactions, mechanisms of biocatalytic synthesis, biocatalytic multi-component (MCRs) reactions, new sustainable biocatalytic reactions.
Prof. Dr. Rodica-Mihaela Dinicǎ
Dr. Lidia Favier
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biocatalysis
- organic compounds synthesis
- plant enzymes
- microbial enzymes
- immobilized enzymes
- whole-cells biocatalysts
- green chemistry
- natural products
- biotransformation
- bioremediation