Bioactive Compound Function Characterization in Biochemical Engineering
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Biological Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 March 2026 | Viewed by 11
Special Issue Editors
Interests: natural product analysis; advanced chromatographic techniques (HPLC, UHPLC, GC, GC×GC); chemometrics and multivariate data analysis; bioactive compounds and mass spectrometry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent advances in biochemical engineering have been driven by the growing interest in understanding and utilizing bioactive compounds derived from natural or engineered sources. These compounds, including secondary metabolites, peptides, and small molecules, can influence metabolic pathways, exhibit therapeutic activity, or enhance the performance of bioprocesses. Functional characterization involves the use of both experimental and computational strategies to evaluate biological activity, target interactions, and process compatibility.
This Special Issue of Processes, entitled “Bioactive Compound Function Characterization in Biochemical Engineering”, seeks to publish high-quality contributions exploring the latest methodologies and applications related to bioactive molecules in biochemical systems. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
- Functional analysis of natural and synthetic bioactive compounds;
- Metabolic engineering and pathway optimization for bioactivity enhancement;
- Analytical and omics-based techniques for compound identification and activity profiling;
- In silico molecular docking and ADMET prediction of bioactive candidates;
- Bioprocess design and scale-up strategies for sustainable production;
- Integration of bioactive compound functionality into industrial or therapeutic applications.
We welcome interdisciplinary studies combining biochemistry, chemical engineering, synthetic biology, and computational modeling.
Prof. Dr. Noroska Gabriela Salazar-Mogollón
Dr. Karel Dieguez Santana
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioactive compounds
- functional characterization
- biochemical engineering
- omics technologies
- in silico analysis
- natural product-based therapeutics
- computational modeling
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