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 …

Halophiles and their vast potential in biofuel production

MA Amoozegar, A Safarpour, KA Noghabi… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Global warming and the limitations of using fossil fuels are a main concern of all societies,
and thus, the development of alternative fuel sources is crucial to improving the current …

Biosorption of heavy metals by obligate halophilic fungi

A Bano, J Hussain, A Akbar, K Mehmood, M Anwar… - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
The presence of heavy metals in the environment poses a serious threat to human health.
Remediation of this problem using microorganisms has been widely researched to find a …

Metabolic potential of halophilic filamentous fungi—current perspective

W Śliżewska, K Struszczyk-Świta… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Salty environments are widely known to be inhospitable to most microorganisms. For
centuries salt has been used as a food preservative, while highly saline environments were …

Structure-based modification of a-amylase by conventional and emerging technologies: Comparative study on the secondary structure, activity, thermal stability and …

E Abedi, S Kaveh, SMB Hashemi - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Amylase is an endo-enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of starch into shorter
oligosaccharides. α-Amylase plays a crucial role in various industries. Manipulated α …

[HTML][HTML] Bioethanol production from immobilized amylase produced by marine Aspergillus flavus AUMC10636

EA Beltagy, A Abouelwafa, KM Barakat - The Egyptian Journal of Aquatic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aspergillus flavus, an amylase-producing fungus, was isolated from the Mediterranean Sea,
Alexandria, Egypt. It was selected according to the formation of a clear zone using the Dox …

Purification and Characterization of Cellulase from Obligate Halophilic Aspergillus flavus (TISTR 3637) and Its Prospects for Bioethanol Production

A Bano, X Chen, S Prasongsuk, A Akbar… - Applied biochemistry …, 2019 - Springer
A cellulase from the extreme obligate halophilic fungus, Aspergillus flavus, isolated from a
man-made solar saltern in Phetchaburi, Thailand, was purified by ammonium sulfate …

Biodiversity and biotechnological applications of extremophilic microbiomes: current research and future challenges

AN Yadav, T Kaur, R Devi, D Kour… - Microbiomes of extreme …, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter discusses the knowledge extreme microbiomes and their biotechnological
applications. Extremophilic microbiome has a wide range of applications from …

Optimizing alpha-amylase from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens on bread waste for effective industrial wastewater treatment and textile desizing through response surface …

BT Abd-Elhalim, RF Gamal, SM El-Sayed… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Food waste is a major issue, with one-third of food wasted yearly. This study aimed to
produce sustainably the industrial enzyme alpha-amylase using discarded bread waste …

Isolation and characterization of potential multiple extracellular enzyme-producing bacteria from waste dumping area in Addis Ababa

C Masi, A Tebiso, KVS Kumar - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Extremozymes are innovative and robust biocatalysts produced by various microorganisms
from harsh environments. As thermophilic organisms can only develop in a few places …