Frontier in Biocatalysis for Organic Synthesis

Dear Colleagues,

The importance of biocatalysis for organic synthesis is steadily growing. Already, enzymes are used by various chemical industries, but their potential is not yet fully tapped. Biocatalytic methods can give an alternative or complementary route in classical organic synthesis. An increasing number of biocatalytic processes, such as enzymatic cascades and hydrogen-borrowing systems, are being developed with new enzyme reactivity still being discovered. Spatial arrangements in multi-enzymatic systems via compartmentalization or co-immobilization of enzymes have been a useful tool to increase productivities.

In this Special Issue we aim to compile contributions from academic research and industrial application to showcase the potential, but also the current limitations of biocatalysis for organic synthesis.

Manuscripts describing new enzymatic reactions for organic synthesis, as well as manuscripts dealing with improved enzymatic processes based on engineered enzymes, optimized biocatalyst formulations, and/or engineered reaction setups are very welcome.

Dr. Frank Hollmann
Dr. Selin Kara
Dr. Caroline E. Paul
Guest Editors

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