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Peng, Y. Biocatalysis. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/61067 (accessed on 12 November 2026).
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Biocatalysis

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Biocatalysis is the use of biological catalysts—enzymes in isolated form or catalytic systems within intact cells—to convert chemical substrates into products. The three-dimensional architecture of the catalyst organizes substrate recognition and the chemical steps of bond making and breaking, giving rise to chemo-, regio-, and stereoselectivity that are characteristic of biological catalysis [1]. The catalyst may operate in a soluble state or be confined within a solid support or matrix through adsorption, encapsulation, or cross-linking, which determines its spatial distribution, substrate accessibility, and recoverability within the reaction system [2]. Biocatalytic conversions can proceed in water or in organic-containing media, provided the catalyst retains sufficient activity and stability under those conditions [3]. The accessible reaction type follows from the catalytic machinery of the biocatalyst, so that different enzyme classes support distinct bond-forming or bond-cleaving transformations through their active-site chemistry [4]. Multiple biocatalytic steps can be connected, together with auxiliary reactions such as cofactor regeneration, into an overall biochemical transformation [5]. 

biological catalysts enzymatic transformations whole-cell catalysis enzyme immobilization
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