Advances in Enzymes and Protein Engineering

Dear Colleagues,

Enzymes are proteins produced by living cells to catalyze a reaction—hence, they are often called biocatalysts. In recent decades, the utilization of enzymes for special synthetic purposes has become more and more popular in numerous fields of applied sciences. Biocatalysis, which refers to the use of microorganisms and enzymes in chemical reactions, has become increasingly popular, and is frequently applied in the industry, since enzymes are highly specific and display high catalytic efficiencies.

This Topic is focused on recent research and reviews about how different approaches have managed to improve enzymes for industrial applications and protein engineering. Research topics may include but are not limited to:

• Production of enzymes for industrial application;
• Application of enzymes in biotransformation of compounds;
• Examples of enhanced enzymes by directed evolution, enzyme engineering and metagenomics;
• Bioprocess scaling-up to industrial levels;
• Novel approaches to improve the stability and reutilization of the industrial enzymes;
• Multienzymatic systems development, including cofactor regeneration;
• Process intensification and successful examples of new industrial enzymatic applications;
• Protein engineering to create new enzymes with novel properties.

Prof. Dr. Yung-Chuan Liu
Prof. Dr. Jose M. Guisan
Prof. Dr. Antonio Zuorro
Topic Editors