emphasis on industrially relevant chemical reactions, including oxidations, imine
reductions, C-C and C-N bond formation, and applications in cascade reactions and
in vivo catalysis. New photosynthetic factories for resource recovery, using sustainable methods and circular economy, are discussed by Joana C. Fradinho,
Virgínia C. F. Carvalho, and Maria A. M. Reis (Chapter “New Phototrophic
Factories for Resource Recovery”). These authors highlighted how phototrophic
organisms can contribute to new sustainable practices for pollutant mitigation and
recovery of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in water treatment plants, while
producing added-value products. The recent advances in enzymatic conversion of
lignin to added-value products are discussed by Giang-Son Nguyen, Anna Sofia
Lewin, Francesca Di Bartolomeo, and Alexander Wentzel (Chapter “Recent
Advances in Enzymatic Conversion of Lignin to Value Added Products”) that
reviewed the microbial sources and the most important classes of ligninolytic
enzymes that could be the base of more sustainable, bio-based production processes. In the last chapter of this book, some food-related questions are addressed
by Alexandra F. A. Salvado, Jorge H. Leitão, and Luis P. Fonseca that extensively
discussed the enzymatic production of bioactive peptides from whey proteins, their
active role and potential health benefits (Chapter “Enzymatic Production of
Bioactive Peptides from Whey Proteins: Their Active Role and Potential Health
Benefits”).
All together, fifteen chapters provide an important and inspiring account for the
design of new natural and artificial systems with enhanced properties, and it appeals
not only to students and researchers working in the fields of energy, health-related,
food and environment topics, but also to a wider audience of educated readers that
are interested in these up-to-date and exciting subjects.
As a final note, we would like to mention that the reports contained in this book
were largely written and organised during the pandemic of coronavirus disease,
COVID-19. An enormous acknowledgement is due to all the authors that produced
the chapters under difficult times, with many constraints, facing confinement and
obliged to deal with their workspaces closed.
Caparica, Portugal
José J. G. Moura
June 2020
Isabel Moura
Luisa B. Maia
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reductions, C-C and C-N bond formation, and applications in cascade reactions and
in vivo catalysis. New photosynthetic factories for resource recovery, using sustainable methods and circular economy, are discussed by Joana C. Fradinho,
Virgínia C. F. Carvalho, and Maria A. M. Reis (Chapter “New Phototrophic
Factories for Resource Recovery”). These authors highlighted how phototrophic
organisms can contribute to new sustainable practices for pollutant mitigation and
recovery of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in water treatment plants, while
producing added-value products. The recent advances in enzymatic conversion of
lignin to added-value products are discussed by Giang-Son Nguyen, Anna Sofia
Lewin, Francesca Di Bartolomeo, and Alexander Wentzel (Chapter “Recent
Advances in Enzymatic Conversion of Lignin to Value Added Products”) that
reviewed the microbial sources and the most important classes of ligninolytic
enzymes that could be the base of more sustainable, bio-based production processes. In the last chapter of this book, some food-related questions are addressed
by Alexandra F. A. Salvado, Jorge H. Leitão, and Luis P. Fonseca that extensively
discussed the enzymatic production of bioactive peptides from whey proteins, their
active role and potential health benefits (Chapter “Enzymatic Production of
Bioactive Peptides from Whey Proteins: Their Active Role and Potential Health
Benefits”).
All together, fifteen chapters provide an important and inspiring account for the
design of new natural and artificial systems with enhanced properties, and it appeals
not only to students and researchers working in the fields of energy, health-related,
food and environment topics, but also to a wider audience of educated readers that
are interested in these up-to-date and exciting subjects.
As a final note, we would like to mention that the reports contained in this book
were largely written and organised during the pandemic of coronavirus disease,
COVID-19. An enormous acknowledgement is due to all the authors that produced
the chapters under difficult times, with many constraints, facing confinement and
obliged to deal with their workspaces closed.
Caparica, Portugal
José J. G. Moura
June 2020
Isabel Moura
Luisa B. Maia
viii
Preface