About this Research Topic
The main goal of the present Research Topic is to contribute to the state of the art of enzyme technology by the use of novel nano- and micro-devices correlated with the use of analytical techniques employed to solve the lack of enzyme industrial applications. In particular, the use of enzymes in biotransformations is mainly for the synthesis of chiral molecules (i.e., chemical precursors, antibiotics, anticancer drugs, antifungals, etc.) to replace chemical synthetic routes. Supplements in foods alleviate allergic pathologies and increase the digestibility of certain foods in people lacking certain digestive enzymes. Additionally, more than 100 enzymes can potentially be applied in many different therapies to reduce the undesirable side effects of drugs and increase therapeutic efficiency, but the lack of stability, high degradability, and lack of efficient catalytic activity make them unsuitable. Development of enzymatic sensors for use in diagnostic and theragnostic, environmental, and food quality applications requires of matrices able to keep the biocatalytic activity for extended periods. Recent advances in nano- and microdevices containing nanostructures, particularly in nanocomposites using natural and or biodegradable compounds, could create successful nano- and microstructures for enzyme protection and activity on a large scale.
We welcome the submission of Original Research, Review, Mini Review, and Perspective articles on themes including, but not limited to:
• Enzyme entrapment or encapsulation
• Enzyme immobilization in nano- and microdevices containing nanostructures.
• Enzyme delivery from matrices
• Kinetic models of enzyme release from nanodevices
• Therapeutic use of enzymes included in nano- and microdevices holding nanostructures.
• Biotransformation of molecules using nanodevices containing enzymes
• Application of biodegradable nanomatrices in foods
• Application of enzymes-nanodevices complexes in cosmeceuticals.
• Development of sensors enzyme based.
Keywords: Enzymes, nanodevices, biotransformations, enzymatic sensors, therapeutic enzymes, enzymes in cosmeceuticals, enzymatic food supplements
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