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Biology, 2021 Alpha-amylases are a large family of α,1-4-endo-glycosyl hydrolases distributed in all kingdoms of life. The need for poly-extremotolerant amylases encouraged their search in extreme environments, where archaea become ideal candidates to provide new ...
Patricia Gómez-Villegas +6 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Acid mine drainage (AMD) systems are extremely acidic and are metal-rich formations inhabited by relatively low-complexity communities of acidophiles whose enzymes remain mostly uncharacterized. Indeed, enzymes from only a few AMD sites have been studied.
Paula Vidal +9 more
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Extremophilic Prokaryotic Endoxylanases: Diversity, Applicability, and Molecular Insights
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Extremophilic endoxylanases grabbed attention in recent years due to their applicability under harsh conditions of several industrial processes. Thermophilic, alkaliphilic, and acidophilic endoxylanases found their employability in bio-bleaching of paper
Digvijay Verma
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Recent Development of Extremophilic Bacteria and Their Application in Biorefinery
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020 The biorefining technology for biofuels and chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass has made great progress in the world. However, mobilization of laboratory research toward industrial setup needs to meet a series of criteria, including the selection of ...
Daochen Zhu +6 more
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CO2-Induced Transcriptional Reorganization: Molecular Basis of Capnophillic Lactic Fermentation in Thermotoga neapolitana [PDF]
, 2020 Capnophilic lactic fermentation (CLF) is a novel anaplerotic pathway able to convert sugars to lactic acid (LA) and hydrogen using CO2 as carbon enhancer in the hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermotoga neapolitana.
Dipasquale, Laura +7 more
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Recent advances in enzymatic biofuel cells enabled by innovative materials and techniques
Exploration, Volume 3, Issue 4, August 2023., 2023 Enzymatic biofuel cells (EBFCs) have garnered significant research interest due to their capacity to power implantable bioelectronics, portable devices, and biosensors by utilizing biomass as fuel. To depict the current progress of EBFC and address the challenges it faces, this review traces back the evolution of EBFC and focuses on contemporary ...
Wengang Huang +7 more
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Substrate Specificity of the Highly Thermostable Esterase EstDZ3
ChemBioChem, Volume 24, Issue 5, March 1, 2023., 2023 The substrate specificity of the hydrolytic extremozyme EstDZ3 was studied by using various esters with different carbon chain lengths. Computational methods provided an insight into the enzyme's active‐site environment and the hydrophobic content of its amino acid, which seem to play a part in the enzyme's selectivity.
Angelos Papanikolaou +6 more
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Amplicon‐Based Analysis of the Fungal Diversity across Four Kenyan Soda Lakes
Scientifica, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022 Microorganisms have been able to colonize and thrive in extreme environments characterized by low/high pH, temperature, salt, or pressure. Examples of extreme environments are soda lakes and soda deserts. The objective of this study was to explore the fungal diversity across soda lakes Magadi, Elmenteita, Sonachi, and Bogoria in Kenya. A new set of PCR
Romano Mwirichia, Giuseppe Comi
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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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Halophiles and Their Biomolecules: Recent Advances and Future Applications in Biomedicine [PDF]
, 2020 The organisms thriving under extreme conditions better than any other organism living on Earth, fascinate by their hostile growing parameters, physiological features, and their production of valuable bioactive metabolites.
Amoozegar, Mohammad Ali +2 more
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