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  • Enzyme Engineering and Biotechnology

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  • Enzymes are critical protein catalysts driving progress in numerous scientific fields.
  • Understanding enzyme sequence-function relationships is challenging, limiting rational enzyme engineering.
  • Generative artificial intelligence (AI) offers advanced capabilities for analyzing complex biological data.

Conclusions:

  • Generative AI significantly enhances our understanding of enzyme mechanisms and evolution.
  • Integrating generative AI accelerates the development of superior biocatalysts.
  • AI-driven approaches promise to revolutionize enzyme engineering and its applications.