효소단백질공학연구실

Enzymes, a class of specialized proteins, serve as biocatalysts that accelerate reactions in living systems by lowering the activation energy barrier. Without these enzymes, no cellular system could sustain life. Their ability to increase reaction rates—often by factors of up to a billion—and to exhibit remarkable specificity appears almost miraculous. However, despite their seemingly miraculous attributes, many enzymes are not inherently optimized for industrial processes in terms of stability and reaction characteristics. Our laboratory is dedicated to improving these natural biocatalysts. Through rational, three-dimensional structure-based enzyme design, we aim to engineer enzymes into more robust and efficient catalysts capable of converting raw materials into high-value compounds.