Enzymes in Sustainable Chemistry
This special issue belongs to the section "Biocatalysis".
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Enzymes as biocatalysts offer a number of advantages for a sustainable chemical industry, such as moderate reaction conditions, biodegradability, high selectivity, and, therefore, low byproduct formation. Thus, enzymes are already widely used in the food, textile, cleaning and detergent, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. However, the development of novel strategies to create new enzymes with improved properties such as stability or selectivity is required for use in chemical processes. Likewise, the implementation and improvement of new technologies of the application of the enzymes in new reactions, especially in more sustainable way, is mandatory in a circular economy and in the fight against climate change.
This Special Issue will be focused on innovative and novel research in the design and application of enzymes (biological catalysts) in sustainable chemical processes.
Prof. Dr. Jose M. Palomo
Prof. Dr. Cesar Mateo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- protein chemistry
- enzymes
- enantioselectivity
- regioselectivity
- drug intermediates
- homogeneous catalysis
- heterogeneous catalysis
- biocatalysis
- biotransformations
- aqueous media
- carbohydrate chemistry
- food chemistry
- organic chemistry
- pharmaceutical chemistry
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Published Papers
Catalysts - ISSN 2073-4344