Genomic resources of Cold-adapted Mrakia yeasts and their potential biotechnological applications [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMrakia is a cold-adapted yeast genus commonly found in polar environments, including the Antarctic and Arctic regions. Several Mrakia genome sequences have been reported to date; however, comprehensive genomic analyses remain limited.
Seung Chul Shin +6 more
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Pseudomonas strains from the Livingston Island, Antarctica: a source of cold-active hydrolytic enzymes [PDF]
, 2023 Pseudomonas spp. is considered one of the most successful bacterial genera due to its plasticity and metabolic versatility, which has allowed it to colonize different ecosystems, including Antarctica.
Acevedo Barrios, Rosa Leonor +8 more
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Psychrophilic enzymes: strategies for cold-adaptation. [PDF]
, 2023 peer reviewedPsychrophilic organisms thriving at near-zero temperatures synthesize cold-adapted enzymes to sustain cell metabolism. These enzymes have overcome the reduced molecular kinetic energy and increased viscosity inherent to their environment and
Feller, Georges, Collins, Tony
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Antarctic bacterial isolates that produce cold-active extracellular proteases at low temperature but are active and stable at high temperature [PDF]
Polar Research, 2011 We report the isolation and identification of bacteria that produce extracellular cold-active proteases, obtained from water samples collected near the Uruguayan Antarctic Base on King George Island, South Shetlands.
Cecilia Martínez-Rosales +1 more
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Crystal structure of a cold-active protease (Pro21717) from the psychrophilic bacterium, Pseudoalteromonas arctica PAMC 21717, at 1.4 Å resolution: Structural adaptations to cold and functional analysis of a laundry detergent enzyme. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Enzymes isolated from organisms found in cold habitats generally exhibit higher catalytic activity at low temperatures than their mesophilic homologs and are therefore known as cold-active enzymes.
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Culturable Bacterial Isolates from Arctic Soil shows High Biotechnological Potential
Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2022 Polar microbiology remains as the most fascinating area of research which mainly focuses on exploration of psychrophilic organisms for having their cold-active enzymes of biotechnological potential.
Md. Raihan Uddin +2 more
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Protein surface softness is the origin of enzyme cold-adaptation of trypsin. [PDF]
PLoS Computational Biology, 2014 Life has effectively colonized most of our planet and extremophilic organisms require specialized enzymes to survive under harsh conditions. Cold-loving organisms (psychrophiles) express heat-labile enzymes that possess a high specific activity and ...
Geir Villy Isaksen +2 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 IntroductionPsychrophilic enzymes are a class of macromolecules with high catalytic activity at low temperatures. Cold-active enzymes possessing eco-friendly and cost-effective properties, are of huge potential application in detergent, textiles ...
Ailan Huang +4 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 The enzymes of microorganisms that live in cold environments must be able to function at ambient temperatures. Cold-adapted enzymes generally have less ordered structures that convey a higher catalytic rate, but at the cost of lower thermodynamic ...
Casper Bøjer Rasmussen +8 more
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Endolysins from Antarctic Pseudomonas Display Lysozyme Activity at Low Temperature
Marine Drugs, 2020 Organisms specialized to thrive in cold environments (so-called psychrophiles) produce enzymes with the remarkable ability to catalyze chemical reactions at low temperature.
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