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Enzymes in Sustainable Chemistry
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Enzymes in Sustainable Chemistry

A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Biocatalysis".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2020) | Viewed by 15517

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Jose M. Palomo

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Group of Chemical Biology and Biocatalysis, Department of Biocatalysis, Instituto de Catalisis and Petroleoquimica (ICP-CSIC), Marie Curie 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain
Interests: nanotechnology; nanobiotechnology; nanocatalysis; biocatalysis; protein chemistry; medicinal chemistry; chemical biology; chemical technology; organic chemistry
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Prof. Dr. Cesar Mateo

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CSIC - Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica (ICP), Madrid, Spain
Interests: biocatalysis; CO2 transformation; redox processes; cofactor regeneration; enzyme immobilization
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Enzymes as biocatalysts offer a number of advantages for a sustainable chemical industry, such as moderate reaction conditions, biodegradability, high selectivity, and, therefore, low byproduct formation. Thus, enzymes are already widely used in the food, textile, cleaning and detergent, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. However, the development of novel strategies to create new enzymes with improved properties such as stability or selectivity is required for use in chemical processes. Likewise, the implementation and improvement of new technologies of the application of the enzymes in new reactions, especially in more sustainable way, is mandatory in a circular economy and in the fight against climate change.

This Special Issue will be focused on innovative and novel research in the design and application of enzymes (biological catalysts) in sustainable chemical processes.

Prof. Dr. Jose M. Palomo
Prof. Dr. Cesar Mateo
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Keywords

  • protein chemistry
  • enzymes
  • enantioselectivity
  • regioselectivity
  • drug intermediates
  • homogeneous catalysis
  • heterogeneous catalysis
  • biocatalysis
  • biotransformations
  • aqueous media
  • carbohydrate chemistry
  • food chemistry
  • organic chemistry
  • pharmaceutical chemistry

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High Degradation of Trichloroethylene in Water by Nanostructured MeNPs@CALB Biohybrid Catalysts
by Noelia Losada-Garcia, Alba Rodriguez-Otero and Jose M. Palomo
Catalysts 2020, 10(7), 753; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10070753 - 7 Jul 2020
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In this study, a methodology was developed for the rapid degradation of trichloroethylene (TCE) and 1,1-dichloroethylene (1,1-DCE) in distilled water and room temperature without the production of toxic chlorinated by-products. This process was carried out using bionanohybrids of different metals (Pd, Fe, Cu [...] Read more.
In this study, a methodology was developed for the rapid degradation of trichloroethylene (TCE) and 1,1-dichloroethylene (1,1-DCE) in distilled water and room temperature without the production of toxic chlorinated by-products. This process was carried out using bionanohybrids of different metals (Pd, Fe, Cu and Zn) obtained by enzyme–metal coordination called MeNPs@CALB, which present different metal species and nanoparticle sizes. The Cu2O@CALB biohybrid, which contained Cu2O nanoparticles, showed excellent catalytic performance in TCE degradation by removing 95% (>125 ppm) in 10 min using 1.5 g/L of catalyst. On the other hand, in the degradation reaction of 1,1-DCE, Cu2O@CALB eliminated 94% (93 ppm) in 1 min. Cu2O@CALB exhibited excellent stability and recyclability under sustainable conditions, maintaining its effectiveness in more than 90% for three cycles. Full article
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Recent Advances in Enzymatic and Chemoenzymatic Cascade Processes
by Noelia Losada-Garcia, Zaida Cabrera, Paulina Urrutia, Carla Garcia-Sanz, Alicia Andreu and Jose M. Palomo
Catalysts 2020, 10(11), 1258; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10111258 - 30 Oct 2020
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Cascade reactions have been described as efficient and universal tools, and are of substantial interest in synthetic organic chemistry. This review article provides an overview of the novel and recent achievements in enzyme cascade processes catalyzed by multi-enzymatic or chemoenzymatic systems. The examples [...] Read more.
Cascade reactions have been described as efficient and universal tools, and are of substantial interest in synthetic organic chemistry. This review article provides an overview of the novel and recent achievements in enzyme cascade processes catalyzed by multi-enzymatic or chemoenzymatic systems. The examples here selected collect the advances related to the application of the sequential use of enzymes in natural or genetically modified combination; second, the important combination of enzymes and metal complex systems, and finally we described the application of biocatalytic biohybrid systems on in situ catalytic solid-phase as a novel strategy. Examples of efficient and interesting enzymatic catalytic cascade processes in organic chemistry, in the production of important industrial products, such as the designing of novel biosensors or bio-chemocatalytic systems for medicinal chemistry application, are discussed Full article
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Recent Trends in Biomaterials for Immobilization of Lipases for Application in Non-Conventional Media
by Robson Carlos Alnoch, Leandro Alves dos Santos, Janaina Marques de Almeida, Nadia Krieger and Cesar Mateo
Catalysts 2020, 10(6), 697; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10060697 - 20 Jun 2020
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The utilization of biomaterials as novel carrier materials for lipase immobilization has been investigated by many research groups over recent years. Biomaterials such as agarose, starch, chitin, chitosan, cellulose, and their derivatives have been extensively studied since they are non-toxic materials, can be [...] Read more.
The utilization of biomaterials as novel carrier materials for lipase immobilization has been investigated by many research groups over recent years. Biomaterials such as agarose, starch, chitin, chitosan, cellulose, and their derivatives have been extensively studied since they are non-toxic materials, can be obtained from a wide range of sources and are easy to modify, due to the high variety of functional groups on their surfaces. However, although many lipases have been immobilized on biomaterials and have shown potential for application in biocatalysis, special features are required when the biocatalyst is used in non-conventional media, for example, in organic solvents, which are required for most reactions in organic synthesis. In this article, we discuss the use of biomaterials for lipase immobilization, highlighting recent developments in the synthesis and functionalization of biomaterials using different methods. Examples of effective strategies designed to result in improved activity and stability and drawbacks of the different immobilization protocols are discussed. Furthermore, the versatility of different biocatalysts for the production of compounds of interest in organic synthesis is also described. Full article
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