About this Research Topic
Microorganisms in nature are diverse, and the metabolic versatility of the microorganisms or the related enzymes can be used with the help of biotechnologies to degrade pollutants from industrial wastes, pesticides from planting, wastes from fish breeding and poultry raising etc. for environmental protection or used to produce important products for food, medicine, and biochemical industries more sustainably, compared with the traditional processes.
Improvements in the capabilities of the biocatalysts, including microbial cells or their enzymes or microbial systems, and developments of innovative technologies for full utilization of the capabilities of the biocatalysts are important for the application of microorganisms or their enzymes in industries. This special issue focuses on the advanced technologies on molecular improvements of microorganisms through synthetic biology, metabolic engineering etc., improvements of microbial enzymes through rational design and molecular evolution etc., innovative application of multi-enzymes or microbial systems in biodegradation or biosynthesis, and novel design of bioreactors, bioprocesses, bioprocess control strategies for efficient utilization of the biocatalysts to increase the efficiency in bioremediation or bioproduction of the aimed products.
The research topic includes the following topics but is not limited to:
1. New methods in recombinant gene technology, synthetic biology, and metabolic engineering in improving microorganisms
2. New methods in enzyme engineering to increase the enzyme activity, resistance to extreme conditions, and increased selectivity and specificity etc.
3. Application of microbial systems in bioproduction and bioremediation and the analyses and mechanism exploring of the systems.
4. Innovative methods in using microorganisms or microbial enzymes in bioremediation or in producing new bioproducts or increasing production efficiencies etc.
5. New bioprocesses and new strategies in bioprocess optimization and control.
Improvements in the capabilities of the biocatalysts, including microbial cells or their enzymes or microbial systems, and developments of innovative technologies for full utilization of the capabilities of the biocatalysts are important for the application of microorganisms or their enzymes in industries. This special issue focuses on the advanced technologies on molecular improvements of microorganisms through synthetic biology, metabolic engineering etc., improvements of microbial enzymes through rational design and molecular evolution etc., innovative application of multi-enzymes or microbial systems in biodegradation or biosynthesis, and novel design of bioreactors, bioprocesses, bioprocess control strategies for efficient utilization of the biocatalysts to increase the efficiency in bioremediation or bioproduction of the aimed products.
The research topic includes the following topics but is not limited to:
1. New methods in recombinant gene technology, synthetic biology, and metabolic engineering in improving microorganisms
2. New methods in enzyme engineering to increase the enzyme activity, resistance to extreme conditions, and increased selectivity and specificity etc.
3. Application of microbial systems in bioproduction and bioremediation and the analyses and mechanism exploring of the systems.
4. Innovative methods in using microorganisms or microbial enzymes in bioremediation or in producing new bioproducts or increasing production efficiencies etc.
5. New bioprocesses and new strategies in bioprocess optimization and control.
Keywords: synthetic biology, recombinant microorganisms, enzyme, biocatalysts, biotransformation, biotechnology, bioprocess, bioremediation, microbial systems, biodegradation
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