Meet the editor

Sergey Sedykh, Ph.D., graduated from the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Novosibirsk State University, in 2008. He defended his Ph.D. thesis in Biochemistry in 2012 at SB RAS Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine (Novosibirsk). He is a researcher at the Laboratory of Repair and Defense Systems of Novosibirsk State University, a researcher at Laboratory of Repair Enzymes of SB RAS Institute of Chemical Biology and

Fundamental Medicine, and a leading specialist of educational projects and programs at Technopark of Novosibirsk Academgorodok. During 2013–2020, Dr. Sedykh managed projects supported by the Russian Science Foundation, Russian Foundation for Fundamental Research, President Council on Grants, and other research grant programs. His scientific interests include the biochemistry of human milk, catalytic antibodies, and exosomes.

Contents

**Section 1**

Synthesis

**Section 2**

*by Yun Wang and Na Wang*

**Preface III**

Biocatalysis **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 23**

**Chapter 3 33**

Biotechnology **71**

**Chapter 4 73**

**Chapter 5 87**

Hydrolase-Catalyzed Promiscuous Reactions and Applications in Organic

Effect of LPMO on the Hydrolysis of Crystalline Chitin by Chitinase A

*by Mitsuhiro Ueda, Kei Nakadoi, Kana Tsukamoto and Shunsuke Sakurai*

Heterogeneous Biocatalysts for the Final Stages of Deep Processing

of Renewable Resources into Valuable Products *by Galina Kovalenko and Larisa Perminova*

Potential of Biocatalysis in Pharmaceuticals

*by Snehi Soy, Riddhi Prabha and Vinod Kumar Nigam*

and β-*N*-Acetylglucosaminidase from *Paenibacillus* sp.

Current and Prospective of Breast Cancer Biomarkers *by Stephen Rathinaraj Benjamin and Fabio de Lima*
