Microbial Enzymes—Tools for Biotechnological Processes
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbial Biotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 23
Special Issue Editor
Interests: health; environment, bacteria; fungus; virus; algae; microbiology; molecular biology; biochemistry; biotechnology, water resources; environmental sanitation; enzymes; cloning; gene expression; gene regulation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to display global and current contributions to the field of microbial enzymatic biotechnology. This issue will feature at least 10 original articles that showcase the main and recent advances, as well as future perspectives, in the study and application of microbial enzymes in various biotechnological processes.
We will accept original articles and reviews, including systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The main scop of this issue is to focus on three thematic axes: (1) emergent molecular and computational tools applied to enzymes studies, including CRISPR, bioinformatics synthetic biology, AI, and modeling of metabolic pathways; (2) the mechanism of the production, expression, and engineering of enzymes, including precision fermentation, cloning in homolog and heterology systems, site-direct mutagenesis, and rotational design of proteins; and (3) industrial applications of microbial enzymes in the food, pharmaceutical, energy, textile, paper, and environmental (i.e., biodegradation and bioremediation) sectors. In addition, regulatory aspects, environmental considerations, and integrative approaches with omics technologies and conventional technologies (i.e., enzyme immobilization) will be considered, highlighting the role of microbial enzymes in circular economies and sustainability.
Prof. Dr. Rita de Cássia Garcia Simão
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- molecular tools
- biotechnological applications
- enzyme engineering
- industrial microbial enzymes
- sustainability and circular economy
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