Bacterial and archaeal α-amylases: diversity and amelioration of the desirable characteristics for industrial applications

D Mehta, T Satyanarayana - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Industrial enzyme market has been projected to reach US $6.2 billion by 2020. Major
reasons for continuous rise in the global sales of microbial enzymes are because of …

Molecular and functional diversity of yeast and fungal lipases: Their role in biotechnology and cellular physiology

R Gupta, A Kumari, P Syal, Y Singh - Progress in lipid research, 2015 - Elsevier
Lipase catalyzes hydrolysis of fats in lipid water interphase and perform variety of
biotransformation reactions under micro aqueous conditions. The major sources include …

Metagenomics-based insights into the microbial community profiling and flavor development potentiality of baijiu Daqu and huangjiu wheat Qu

J Zhang, S Liu, H Sun, Z Jiang, Y Xu, J Mao… - Food Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Daqu and wheat Qu are saccharification and fermenting agents in Chinese huangjiu and
baijiu production. This study aimed to investigate the difference between Daqu and wheat …

Deciphering the composition and functional profile of the microbial communities in Chinese Moutai liquor starters

SH Gan, F Yang, SK Sahu, RY Luo, SL Liao… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Moutai is a world-famous traditional Chinese liquor with complex taste and aroma, which are
considered to be strongly influenced by the quality of fermentation starters (Daqu). However …

Production and stability studies of the biosurfactant isolated from marine Nocardiopsis sp. B4

A Khopade, R Biao, X Liu, K Mahadik, L Zhang… - Desalination, 2012 - Elsevier
A potential biosurfactant producing strain, marine Nocardiopsis B4 was isolated from the
West coast of India. Culture conditions involving variations in carbon and nitrogen sources …

[HTML][HTML] RETRACTED: Marine actinobacterial metabolites: Current status and future perspectives

P Manivasagan, J Venkatesan, K Sivakumar… - Microbiological …, 2013 - Elsevier
Marine actinobacteriology is one of the major emerging areas of research in tropics. Marine
actinobacteria are the most economically as well as biotechnologically valuable …

Marine enzymes: Classification and application in various industries

S Ghattavi, A Homaei - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2023 - Elsevier
Oceans are regarded as a plentiful and sustainable source of biological compounds.
Enzymes are a group of marine biomaterials that have recently drawn more attention …

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 …

Purification and biochemical characterization of a thermostable and acid-stable alpha-amylase from Bacillus licheniformis B4-423

X Wu, Y Wang, X Chen, J Chen - International journal of biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Novel thermostable amylase need to be continuously explored with the improvement of
industrial requirements. A new acidophilic and thermostable amylase producing bacterium …

Microbial α-amylase: a biomolecular overview

Q Zhang, Y Han, H Xiao - Process Biochemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Amylase is an important amylolytic enzyme participating in hydrolysis of starch,
the most common carbohydrate in nature. Compared to plant and animal origins, microbial α …