About this Special Issue
Over the years, microorganisms have played an essential role in the economy and health of societies and have been used in the production of cosmetics, medicine, food, and various beverages. Over time, it became clear that microorganisms can make remarkable changes in some compounds through specific chemical reactions with the help of their enzymes.
Biotransformation is used in various cases of producing natural compounds such as flavorings, detoxifying toxic compounds such as aflatoxin, or converting compounds into their biologically active forms. These products developed by biotechenological methods can be a suitable response to consumers' demand of consuming natural products and taking steps towards "green processes." From the perspective of the manufacturer, some of the advantages of using microorganisms as biocatalysts in these processes is that it is possible to achieve high product purity, minimal side reactions, and balanced conditions of the processes. These are also the reasons for its relative superiority over the chemical synthesis processes.
The biotransformation of organic compounds by microbes in pharmaceutical, food, and chemical industries is attractive because many chemical syntheses are performed. One of such products are terpenoids, which are compounds of plant essential oils. Several types of terpenoids are used in critical plant compounds as traditional medicines for malaria and other cases, while some terpenoids, especially those extracted from plants after purification, are used in the development of antimalarial drugs.
This Special Issue welcomes contributions that improve our understanding about the microbial transformation of terpenoids to reach medicinal, food, cosmetic and other effective substances in a product-oriented manner. We are also interested in microbial transformation of waste into product-oriented effective materials.
Potential areas of interest may include, but are not limited to:
• Biotechnology.
• Chemistry and chemical engineering.
• Medical engineering.
• Medicine.
• Pharmacy.
• Microbiology.
• Biology.
• Biotechnology.
• Water and sewage engineering.
For authors, please review the journal's information regarding Author Guidelines and Article Processing Charges, or direct any questions to the Editorial Office: abp@frontierspartnerships.org.
Biotransformation is used in various cases of producing natural compounds such as flavorings, detoxifying toxic compounds such as aflatoxin, or converting compounds into their biologically active forms. These products developed by biotechenological methods can be a suitable response to consumers' demand of consuming natural products and taking steps towards "green processes." From the perspective of the manufacturer, some of the advantages of using microorganisms as biocatalysts in these processes is that it is possible to achieve high product purity, minimal side reactions, and balanced conditions of the processes. These are also the reasons for its relative superiority over the chemical synthesis processes.
The biotransformation of organic compounds by microbes in pharmaceutical, food, and chemical industries is attractive because many chemical syntheses are performed. One of such products are terpenoids, which are compounds of plant essential oils. Several types of terpenoids are used in critical plant compounds as traditional medicines for malaria and other cases, while some terpenoids, especially those extracted from plants after purification, are used in the development of antimalarial drugs.
This Special Issue welcomes contributions that improve our understanding about the microbial transformation of terpenoids to reach medicinal, food, cosmetic and other effective substances in a product-oriented manner. We are also interested in microbial transformation of waste into product-oriented effective materials.
Potential areas of interest may include, but are not limited to:
• Biotechnology.
• Chemistry and chemical engineering.
• Medical engineering.
• Medicine.
• Pharmacy.
• Microbiology.
• Biology.
• Biotechnology.
• Water and sewage engineering.
For authors, please review the journal's information regarding Author Guidelines and Article Processing Charges, or direct any questions to the Editorial Office: abp@frontierspartnerships.org.
Keywords: Microorganism, Biodegradation, Biocatalysts, Biotransformation, Terpenoids.
