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Enzymes in Molecular Biotechnology
Molecular biotechnology uses a wide variety of enzymes. These can be grouped either to their reaction mechanism (enzyme class) or to the intended use...
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Candidatus Alkanophaga archaea from Guaymas Basin hydrothermal vent sediment oxidize petroleum alkanes
Methanogenic and methanotrophic archaea produce and consume the greenhouse gas methane, respectively, using the reversible enzyme methyl-coenzyme M...
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Mining thermophiles for biotechnologically relevant enzymes: evaluating the potential of European and Caucasian hot springs
The development of sustainable and environmentally friendly industrial processes is becoming very crucial and demanding for the rapid implementation...
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Catabolic protein degradation in marine sediments confined to distinct archaea
Metagenomic analysis has facilitated prediction of a variety of carbon utilization potentials by uncultivated archaea including degradation of...
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Genomic evidence of functional diversity in DPANN archaea, from oxic species to anoxic vampiristic consortia
DPANN archaea account for half of the archaeal diversity of the biosphere, but with few cultivated representatives, their metabolic potential and...
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Progress and Challenges in Studying the Ecophysiology of Archaea
It has been less than two decades since the study of archaeal ecophysiology has become unshackled from the limitations of cultivation and amplicon...
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Microbial Enzymes in Food Industries: Enhancing Quality and Sustainability
Even before the discovery of enzymes, they have been used by our ancestors in the production of various food products, and even today they are used...
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Regulation of genes encoding polysaccharide-degrading enzymes in Penicillium
AbstractPenicillium fungi, including Penicillium oxalicum , can secrete a range of efficient plant-polysaccharide-degrading enzymes (PPDEs) that is...
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Marine Microbial Enzymes: An Overview
The modern world is now focusing on environmental-friendly products, and, hence, many chemical processes are being replaced by enzymatic methods. In...
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Expanding Asgard members in the domain of Archaea sheds new light on the origin of eukaryotes
The hypothesis that eukaryotes originated from within the domain Archaea has been strongly supported by recent phylogenomic analyses placing...
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Quorum Quenching Enzymes: A Potent Alternative to Conventional Antibiotics
Antibiotic resistance has emerged as a serious problem in the twenty-first century. The inefficacy of conventional antibiotics for the treatment of...
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Effects of Agrochemicals on Soil Microbial Enzymes
This chapter considers the effects of agrochemicals (pesticides and fertilizers) on microbial enzymes (fluorescein diacetate hydrolases, acid...
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Genomic insights into the phylogeny and biomass-degrading enzymes of rumen ciliates
Understanding the biodiversity and genetics of gut microbiomes has important implications for host physiology and industrial enzymes, whereas most...
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Understanding the microbial fibre degrading communities & processes in the equine gut
The equine gastrointestinal tract is a self-sufficient fermentation system, housing a complex microbial consortium that acts synergistically and...
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Methanogenic archaea use a bacteria-like methyltransferase system to demethoxylate aromatic compounds
Methane-generating archaea drive the final step in anaerobic organic compound mineralization and dictate the carbon flow of Earth’s diverse anoxic...
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Applications of Microbial Enzymes in Industries and Medicine
Biomolecules that accelerate or enhance the rate of chemical reactions are known as enzymes. These enzymes are required for breakdown as well as...
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Bioprospecting of microbial enzymes: current trends in industry and healthcare
AbstractMicrobial enzymes have an indispensable role in producing foods, pharmaceuticals, and other commercial goods. Many novel enzymes have been...
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Bacillus and Streptomyces spp. as hosts for production of industrially relevant enzymes
AbstractThe application of enzymes is expanding across diverse industries due to their nontoxic and biodegradable characteristics. Another advantage...
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Extremophiles and their enzymatic diversity and biotechnological potential
Extremophiles and their enzymes are explored in this review article, which highlights the peculiar adaptations that these organisms have developed to...
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Using some microorganisms as biocontrol agents to manage phytopathogenic fungi: a comprehensive review
Globally, phytopathogenic fungi infections cause crop diseases, resulting in crop yield and quality loss. Extensive use of chemical fungicides leads...
