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The Biocatalytic Potential of Extremophiles and Extremozymes [PDF]
Food Technology and Biotechnology, 2004 Extremophiles are bizarre microorganisms that can grow and thrive in extreme environments, which were formerly considered too hostile to support life.
Walter Steiner, Joseph Gomes
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Novel Enzymes From the Red Sea Brine Pools: Current State and Potential
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 The Red Sea is a marine environment with unique chemical characteristics and physical topographies. Among the various habitats offered by the Red Sea, the deep-sea brine pools are the most extreme in terms of salinity, temperature and metal contents ...
Dominik Renn +8 more
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Enzyme Engineering: Performance Optimization, Novel Sources, and Applications in the Food Industry [PDF]
FoodsThis review summarizes the latest progress in enzyme preparation, including enzyme design and modification technology, exploration of new enzyme sources, and application of enzyme preparation in food processing, detection, and preservation.
Shucan Mao +7 more
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Applications of extremozymes in the food industry [PDF]
, 2022 Enzymes are biological catalysts with high specificity. The food industry makes use of enzymes in a wide range of applications. Recently, extremophilic microorganisms that can survive under extreme conditions are of interest as a novel source of enzymes. Extremozymes are capable of catalyzing reactions under extreme conditions such as high temperatures,
Mutlu İngök, Ayşegül +3 more
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Bioprospecting of Novel Extremozymes From Prokaryotes—The Advent of Culture-Independent Methods
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Extremophiles are remarkable organisms that thrive in the harshest environments on Earth, such as hydrothermal vents, hypersaline lakes and pools, alkaline soda lakes, deserts, cold oceans, and volcanic areas.
Maksim Sysoev +7 more
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Marine Drugs, 2019 The deep sea, which is defined as sea water below a depth of 1000 m, is one of the largest biomes on the Earth, and is recognised as an extreme environment due to its range of challenging physical parameters, such as pressure, salinity, temperature ...
Min Jin +4 more
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Release of Halophilic Extremozymes by Mechanical Cell Disruption
Acta Chimica Slovenica, 2019 Trimatostroma salinum, Wallemia ichthyophaga, Hortaea werneckii and Phaeotheca triangularis are halophilic fungi, which can thrive in a wide range of salinity.
Mateja Primožič +3 more
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The Extremophiles: Adaptation Mechanisms and Biotechnological Applications [PDF]
BiologyThis review provides an overview of terrestrial extremophiles, highlighting their adaptive strengths and strategies for coping with environmental challenges through the use of specialized proteins.
Gorji Marzban, Donatella Tesei
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Functional stratification and enzymatic arrangement in microbial communities across a hypersaline depth gradient [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyExtreme environments comprise a significant portion of Earth’s terrestrial surface, posing challenges, such as extreme temperatures, pressure, pH extremes, oxygen and nutrient scarcity, and high salinity.
Claudia Hoepfner +9 more
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Biotechnological applications of archaeal enzymes from extreme environments
Biological Research, 2018 To date, many industrial processes are performed using chemical compounds, which are harmful to nature. An alternative to overcome this problem is biocatalysis, which uses whole cells or enzymes to carry out chemical reactions in an environmentally ...
Ma. Ángeles Cabrera, Jenny M. Blamey
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