Leveraging the Power of Enzymes in Biotechnological Applications
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 7
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biochemical microbiology; chemical biology; metabolic engineering; antibiotic resistance; biodegradation; protein/enzyme engineering; enzyme biotechnology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Enzymes have long been known to possess a wide range of functions and bioactivities in various forms of life, including animals, plants, and microorganisms. By virtue of rapid sequencing and molecular techniques, an increasing number of novel enzymes have been identified, heterologously expressed, and applied in a broad range of fields ranging from foods and pharmaceuticals to environmental remediation in recent decades. For example, they have shown enormous potential in the biodegradation of environmental contaminants and the biotransformation of solid wastes into value-added products. The subjects involved include biotechnology, structural biology, environmental science, food science, biochemistry, microbiology, synthetic biology, biochemical organic synthesis, etc. Furthermore, with the advancements in various sequence- or structure-based enzyme engineering methodologies in improving enzyme fitness, catalytic activity, and stability, the screened beneficial variants serve as the most promising candidates for real-world industrial applications.
In this Special Issue, we encourage the submission of manuscripts that present interesting research on the identification, modification, and remarkable applications of enzymes. We aim to provide a comprehensive representation of the various fields in which enzymes are being employed. We warmly invite submissions involving original research articles and reviews on topics relevant to any aspect of enzyme-based catalysts.
Dr. Shengwei Sun
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- enzyme
- 3D structure
- function/activity
- enzyme engineering
- beneficial variants
- industrial application
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