Microbial Enzymes: Production, Modification and Functions
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbial Biotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2023) | Viewed by 4015
Special Issue Editor
Interests: enzymes; cloning; probiotics; biocontrol bacterium; functional proteome; food biotechnology; efficient fermentation
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Dear Colleagues,
Microbial enzymes that are mostly derived from different environmental microorganisms have considerable economic potential for applications in agriculture; food, beverages and feed; detergent; textiles; leather; pulp and paper; and pharmaceutical and biomining industries because of their unique properties and adaptation to different environments. The biocatalytic uses for microbial enzymes have grown immensely in recent years since they are ecologically correct, have a high specificity and selectivity, and have a wide diversity of reactions. Moreover, the conditions to obtain and optimize the production of enzymes in terms of nutrients, pH, temperature and aeration are easily controlled in bioreactors. The discovery of novel microbial enzymes, enzyme modification through directed evolution or rational engineering, and the development of economical bioprocesses will accelerate and be possible on an increasingly large scale. Immobilization processes allow for the reuse of these enzymes and increase stability. This Special Issue aims to present recent research advances in microbial enzymes, and the main emphasis is given, but not limited, to new enzyme discovery, catalytic and adaptation mechanisms, and structural analysis. Manuscripts of original research, communications and reviews are all welcome.
Dr. Pengjun Shi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- microbial enzyme discovery
- enzyme characterization and function
- enzyme production and purification
- enzymes highly expressed
- enzyme modification and engineering
- stability and adaptation mechanism
- molecular evolution
- fermentation
- structure and function
- bioinformatics
- biotechnological and industrial application
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