Cellular components of thermophilic organisms (enzymes, proteins and nucleic acids) are
also thermostable. Apart from high temperature they are also known to withstand …

The discovery of thermophilic Archaea was one of the major scientific events of the last
years, especially because their enzymes are of great interest. Effectively, these later concern …

Archaea have developed a variety of molecular strategies to survive the often harsh
environments in which they exist. Although the rules that allow archaeal enzymes to fulfill …

An early divergence in evolution has resulted in two prokaryotic domains, the Bacteria and
the Archaea. Whereas the central metabolic routes of bacteria and eukaryotes are generally …

This article surveys methods for the enzymatic conversion of starch, involving hydrolases
and nonhydrolyzing enzymes, as well as the role of microorganisms producing such …

Cyclomaltodextrinase (CDase, EC 3.2. 1.54), maltogenic amylase (EC 3.2. 1.133), and
neopullulanase (EC 3.2. 1.135) are reported to be capable of hydrolyzing all or two of the …

Mercury resistance mediated by mercuric reductase (MerA) is widespread among bacteria
and operates under the control of MerR. MerR represents a unique class of transcription …

Hyperthermophilic Archaea colonizing unnatural habitats of extremes conditions such as
volcanoes and deep-sea hydrothermal vents represent an unmeasurable bioresource for …

Despite their taxonomic description, not all members of the order Sulfolobales are capable
of oxidizing reduced sulfur species, which, in addition to iron oxidation, is a desirable trait of …

The crystal structure of α-glucosidase MalA from Sulfolobus solfataricus has been
determined at 2.5 Å resolution. It provides a structural model for enzymes representing the …