Industrial biotechnology based on enzymes from extreme environments

NM Mesbah - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Bioprospecting of novel extremozymes from prokaryotes—The advent of culture-independent methods

M Sysoev, SW Grötzinger, D Renn, J Eppinger… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Water is a preservative of microbes

JE Hallsworth - Microbial Biotechnology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Water is the cellular milieu, drives all biochemistry within Earth's biosphere and facilitates
microbe‐mediated decay processes. Instead of reviewing these topics, the current article …

SYNBIP 2.0: epitopes mapping, sequence expansion and scaffolds discovery for synthetic binding protein innovation

Y Li, F Li, Z Duan, R Liu, W Jiao, H Wu… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Synthetic binding proteins (SBPs) represent a pivotal class of artificially engineered proteins,
meticulously crafted to exhibit targeted binding properties and specific functions. Here, the …

Haloarchaea, excellent candidates for removing pollutants from hypersaline wastewater

J Li, Y Gao, H Dong, GP Sheng - Trends in Biotechnology, 2022 - cell.com
Hypersaline wastewater is difficult to treat due to the inhibition of salt stress on microbes'
viability and metabolic capabilities. Haloarchaea, native microorganisms that thrive in …

Cold-active β-galactosidases: insight into cold adaptation mechanisms and biotechnological exploitation

M Mangiagalli, M Lotti - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
β-galactosidases (EC 3.2. 1.23) catalyze the hydrolysis of β-galactosidic bonds in
oligosaccharides and, under certain conditions, transfer a sugar moiety from a glycosyl …

[HTML][HTML] Seawater-based biorefineries: A strategy to reduce the water footprint in the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass

T Scapini, C Dalastra, AF Camargo, S Kubeneck… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biorefineries are an essential step towards implementing a circular economy in the long
term. They are based on renewable raw materials and must be designed holistically …

Characterization of some salt-tolerant bacterial hydrolases with potential utility in cultural heritage bio-cleaning

R Ruginescu, M Enache, O Popescu, I Gomoiu… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Salt-tolerant enzymes produced by halophilic and halotolerant microorganisms have been
proposed to be used in various applications that involve high saline conditions. Considering …

A review of the principles and biotechnological applications of glycoside hydrolases from extreme environments

E Ashcroft, J Munoz-Munoz - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
It is apparent that Biocatalysts are shaping the future by providing a more sustainable
approach to established chemical processes. Industrial processes rely heavily on the use of …

Extracellular proteases from halophiles: diversity and application challenges

C Nwankwo, J Hou, HL Cui - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023 - Springer
Halophilic extracellular proteases offer promising application in various fields. Information
on these prominent proteins including the synthesizing organisms, biochemical properties …