Enzymatic Conversion and Sustainability
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2020) | Viewed by 9565
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Enzymes are able to catalyze numerous reaction pathways while achieving a high reaction specificity under mild conditions. Enzymatic reactions are thus believed to minimize the requirement of hazardous materials and the formation of byproducts, thus contributing to development of sustainable reaction routes. Target substrates and the resulting products in enzymatic conversion are currently expanding because of attempts to connect green and sustainable chemistry principles to conventional chemical reactions, which represents a great source of challenges in several research & development areas. The fact that new enzymes are continuously discovered as advanced techniques on cultivation, heterogeneous gene expression, and metagenomics are continuously developed also encourages deployment of the enzymes for chemical transformation. Beyond the use of native enzymes, in-depth understanding of enzymes structures, functions, and kinetics allows for sophisticated engineering of enzyme activity and ultimately leads to bulk production of several genetically modified enzymes. Adjuvant agents such as immobilization materials and enzyme mediator systems have made enzymatic conversion more attractive in terms of product efficiency and enzyme recyclability. This Special Issue seeks original articles, case studies, and review papers in topics that include but are not limited to the following:
- Enzymatic conversion;
- Whole-cell-based bioconversion;
- Enzyme-mediator systems;
- Enzyme immobilization;
- Organic synthesis with enzymes;
- Xenobiotic transformation with enzymes;
- Novel enzymatic (or whole-cell-based) activity for chemical transformation.
Thank you for your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Jong-Rok Jeon
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Enzymatic conversion
- Whole-cell-based bioconversion
- Enzyme-mediator systems
- Enzyme immobilization
- Organic synthesis with enzymes
- Xenobiotic transformation with enzymes
- Novel enzymatic (or whole-cell-based) activity for chemical transformation
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