Advances in Enzyme Immobilization
This special issue belongs to the section "Biocatalysis".
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Enzyme immobilization is still on the top of the research list in the field of applied biotechnology. Currently, attention is focused on conducting manufacturing processes using clean and eco-friendly technologies, which can be ensured through the application of biocatalysis.
Through the use of variety of immobilization techniques and supports, efficient industrial biocatalysts can be produced. The application of immobilized enzymes has many tangible benefits like the reusability of these biocatalysts without significant decline in catalytic activity and their lower susceptibility to denaturation caused by various environmental factors (e.g., temperature, pH, and ionic strength). These enzyme preparations are successfully used in many branches including food processing, manufacturing of fine chemicals, medical diagnostics, pharmaceuticals production, cosmetics formulations, and agriculture and environmental protection.
Although this research field has been explored for many years, there are still many unsolved issues to be considered, novel strategies to be discovered, and unique approaches to be applied. Therefore, this Special Issue entitled 'Advances in Enzyme Immobilization' was created as an exchange platform for relevant developments in this scientific field. Research articles, review articles, as well as short communications are invited that describe the significance and potential of immobilized enzymes in a broad perspective of applied techniques, supports, and commercial uses.
Dr. Karolina Labus
Prof. Dr. Luciana R. B. Gonçalves
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Developments in enzyme immobilization strategies (e.g., multi-layer immobilization, co-immobilization, site-oriented immobilization)
- Recent advances in supports used for enzyme immobilizations (e.g., biodegradable polymers, hydrogels, nanoparticles, metal–organic frameworks)
- Properties of immobilized enzymes (e.g., highly improved stability, hyperactivation, targeted activity, other new functional properties)
- Immobilized enzymes as effective industrial biocatalysts (e.g., heterogenous catalysis, processing conditions, bioreactors characterization, kinetics studies)
- Recent development in applications of immobilized enzymes (e.g., enzymatic fuel cells, biosensors, bioactive coatings, novel industrial bioprocesses, innovative biomedical and pharmaceutical applications)
- Advances in the computational research on enzyme immobilization (e.g., molecular dynamics, macroscale process modeling)
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Published Papers
Catalysts - ISSN 2073-4344