In the pulp and paper industry, during the manufacturing process, the agglomeration of pitch
particles (composed of triglycerides, fatty acids, and esters) leads to the formation of black …

There has been a growing interest in poly (ethylene terephthalate) PET degradation studies
in the last few years due to its widespread use and large-scale plastic waste accumulation in …

Abstract The Red Sea Atlantis II brine pool is an extreme environment that displays multiple
harsh conditions such as high temperature, high salinity and high concentrations of multiple …

Highlights•A gene baces04 encoding a novel carboxylesterase was screened from Bacillus
velezensis SYBC H47.•The carboxylesterase BaCEs04 was a new member of the esterase …

A gene encoding an esterase (estO) was identified and sequenced from a gene library
screen of the psychrotolerant bacterium Pseudoalteromonas arctica. Analysis of the 1,203 …

A novel esterase, EstD11, has been discovered in a hot spring metagenomic library. It is a
thermophilic and thermostable esterase with an optimum temperature of 60° C. A detailed …

Mycobacteriophages possess different sets of lytic enzymes for disruption of the complex
cell envelope of the mycobacteria host cells and release of the viral progeny. Lysin B (LysB) …

The bacterium Bacillus altitudinis AP-MSU, able to produce esterase was isolated from the
gut of marine fish Sardinella longiceps. The esterase production was investigated in solid …

Background GDSL-like esterase/lipase proteins (GELPs) are enzymes that possess unique
characteristics, they contain four invariable catalytic residues. Advances in the study of these …

Owing to the functional versatility and potential applications in industry, interest in lipolytic
enzymes tolerant to organic solvents is increasing. In this study, functional screening of a …