Advances in Amylases, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioorganic Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: amylolytic enzymes; starch/glycogen-binding domains; glycoside hydrolases; in-silico protein structure analysis; protein bioinformatics
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Dear Colleagues,
The international symposium on the Alpha-Amylase Family (ALAMYs— http://imb.savba.sk/~janecek/Alamys/) was established in 2001. Organized once every three years, each ALAMY has been held at Smolenice Castle in Slovakia, at the Congress Centre of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. The castle is situated on a hill above the small city of Smolenice, which lies at the foot of the Small Carpathian Mountains, 60 km north-east from Bratislava. The beautiful natural surroundings and attractive interiors of the castle create a special atmosphere for scientific discussions, relaxation, and meeting friends.
This Special Issue of Molecules entitled “Advances in Amylases, 2nd Edition” aims to collect contributions presented during the 9th edition of this series of conferences, The Ninth Symposium on the Alpha-Amylase Family (ALAMY_9—http://imb.savba.sk/~janecek/Alamys/Alamy_9/), due to be held September 14–18, 2025.
This Special Issue welcomes manuscripts that explore the cloning, sequencing, expression, biochemical characterization, tertiary structure determination, structure/function relationships, and protein design and evolution of starch hydrolases and related alpha-glucan active enzymes. Topics of interest include, but are not necessarily limited to, various aspects of the main alpha-amylase enzyme clan GH-H (i.e., families GH13, GH70 and GH77), as well as of the smaller alpha-amylase families—especially GH57, but also GH119 and even GH126. Explorations of starch-active LPMOs from the family AA13 are equally welcome. Last but not least, any aspects of starch and glycogen (in general, an alpha-glucan) binding, representing distinct CBMs and/or surface-binding sites, also fall within the scope of this Special Issue. In addition to basic research-oriented studies, research exploring potential applications, especially in biotechnology and medicine, is also welcome.
Three types of contributions will be considered: (i) articles; (ii) reviews, and (iii) perspectives.
Finally, this Special Issue is open not only for participants of the ALAMY_9 Symposium; all “amylase-positive” people are welcome to contribute!
Prof. Dr. Stefan Janecek
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- enzyme
- alpha-amylase enzyme
- starch and glycogen
- gut microbiome oriented study
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