In recent years, powerful genetic code reprogramming methods have emerged that allow
new functional components to be embedded into proteins as noncanonical amino acid …

In entrapment an active species, which is often a catalyst, is trapped within a material by a
solid or gel forming event; thus, it becomes dispersed within the solid or semi-solid matrix …

Conspectus The quantum chemical cluster approach has been used for modeling enzyme
active sites and reaction mechanisms for more than two decades. In this methodology, a …

Engineering proteins and enzymes with the desired functionality has broad applications in
molecular biology, biotechnology, biomedical sciences, health, and medicine. The vastness …

Directed evolution has emerged as a powerful strategy to engineer various properties of
proteins. Traditional methods to construct libraries such as error-prone PCR and DNA …

Directed evolution is a powerful tool for improving existing properties and imparting
completely new functionalities to proteins,,–. Nonetheless, its potential in even small …

Plastics are highly durable and widely used materials. Current methodologies of plastic
degradation, elimination, and recycling are flawed. In recent years, biodegradation (the …

The worldwide concern for the sustainable future along with the advancement in the green
products with biotechnological routes has enhanced the utilization of bio-catalysis also …

Industries are in great need for process-apt proteases due to environmental concerns. But
the major bottlenecks in the use of enzymes in industrial processes are their lack of …

Peroxidase-like nanozymes with robust catalytic capacity and detection specificity have
been proposed as substitutes to natural peroxidases in biochemical sensing. However, the …