Catalysis in the Synthesis of Phospholipids for Industrial Applications
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalysis in Organic and Polymer Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 November 2021) | Viewed by 3121
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biocatalysis; chemoenzymatic modifications of phospholipids; phospholipids as the carriers of active molecules; lipid delivery systems; food and pharmaceutical biotechnology; biotransformations of xenobiotics; natural products
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, there has been rapid progress in the field of bioengineering and phospholipids technology. Many new discoveries in this area have completely changed the idea that phospholipids are just the integral components of biomembrane ensuring their integrity and functionality and energetic and supplementary material. It is currently known that phospholipids are involved in many metabolic and neurological reactions. They regulate fundamental biological processes and play an important role in the transmission of information as intracellular mediators. They are a very important part of the human diet, strongly influencing people’s health. Some of them are essential to life and proper functions of human organism. In the food industry, phospholipids are used because of their amphiphilic nature as natural surfactants. Commercial phospholipids are employed as baking improvers to ameliorate fat dispersion and anti-staling, as additives to reduce viscosity and prevent crystallization, as wetting enhancers to improve the wetting stabilization of instant products, and as stabilizers. In the pharmaceutical industry, phospholipids are used as carriers in the transport of drugs through biological membranes and skin-moisturizing substances. Clinical studies have also verified their positive impact on enhanced concentration and memory performance of the aging brain, the activation of the liver metabolism, and detoxication and anticancer properties.
Today, chemoenzymatic modifications of phospholipids are under extensive studies. Many strategies are used for production of new multifunctional derivatives/conjugates of phospholipids. This Special Issue on “Catalysis in the Synthesis of Phospholipids for Industrial Applications” is dedicated to recent developments in the field of phospholipids and biocatalytic processes in which they are involved or can be applied for production of new therapeutics, nutraceuticals, biosurfactants, food additives or agents active in the prevention of civilization diseases. Colleagues are invited to participate by proposing original research papers, reviews, and opinions focused on biocatalytic methodologies or biocatalysts useful in the design of structured phospholipids with industrial applications.
Dr. Anna Gliszczyńska
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Enzyme
- Biocatalysis
- Modifications of phospholipids catalyzed by lipases/phospholipases
- Structured phospholipids
- Process optimization
- Phospholipid conjugates
- Phospholipid carriers
