Cold and hot extremozymes: industrial relevance and current trends [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2015 The development of enzymes for industrial applications relies heavily on the use of microorganisms. The intrinsic properties of microbial enzymes e.g. consistency, reproducibility and high yields along with many others, has pushed their introduction into
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Extremozyme-Based Biosensors for Environmental Pollution Monitoring: Recent Developments [PDF]
BiosensorsExtremozymes combine high specificity and sensitivity with the ability to withstand extreme operational conditions. This work presents an overview of extremozymes that show potential for environmental monitoring devices and outlines the latest advances ...
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Haloarchaea as Promising Chassis to Green Chemistry [PDF]
MicroorganismsClimate change and the scarcity of primary resources are driving the development of new, more renewable and environmentally friendly industrial processes.
Emma Bonnaud +3 more
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Editorial: Extremozymes: characteristics, structure, protein engineering and applications [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyHitarth B. Bhatt +3 more
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Nature-inspired Enzyme engineering and sustainable catalysis: biochemical clues from the world of plants and extremophiles [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023 The use of enzymes to accelerate chemical reactions for the synthesis of industrially important products is rapidly gaining popularity. Biocatalysis is an environment-friendly approach as it not only uses non-toxic, biodegradable, and renewable raw ...
Anwesha Chatterjee +4 more
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Industrial Biotechnology Based on Enzymes From Extreme Environments [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022 Biocatalysis is crucial for a green, sustainable, biobased economy, and this has driven major advances in biotechnology and biocatalysis over the past 2 decades. There are numerous benefits to biocatalysis, including increased selectivity and specificity,
Noha M. Mesbah
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Extremozymes as Future Appropriate Benign Elements for Eco-friendly Wet Processing of Wool and Silk
Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022 Wool and silk are the most common protein fibers in the textile and clothing fields. They pass through many preparative and finishing wet processing, which are extensive energy and water-consuming operations.
H. El-Sayed, A. F. El-Fiky, S. Mowafi
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Extremophilic Microorganisms as a Source of Emerging Enzymes for the Food Industry: A Review. [PDF]
Food Sci NutrEnzymes such as amylases, lipases, proteases, xylanases, laccases, pullulanase, chitinases, pectinases, esterases, isomerases, and dehydrogenases could be derived from extremophilic organisms like thermophiles, psychrophiles, acidophiles, alkaliphiles, and halophiles. These enzymes or extremozymes are applicable in the production of safe foods (such as
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Potential of Subterranean Microbes: High-Throughput Screening for Industrially Relevant Enzymatic Activities in Dinaric Caves. [PDF]
MicrobiologyopenMicrobial communities from seven Dinaric cave ecosystems were surveyed for their laccase, urethanase, and protease enzymatic activities. The findings suggested potential applications in bioremediation, the biodegradation of synthetic polymers, and industrial biotechnology, highlighting the importance of biodiversity conservation.
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Xylanolytic enzymes have extensive applications in paper, food, and feed, pharmaceutical, and biofuel industries. These industries demand xylanases that are functional under extreme conditions, such as high temperature, acidic/alkaline pH, and others ...
Digvijay Verma, Tulasi Satyanarayana
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