Industrial Applications of Hyperthermophilic Enzymes: A Review

Title: Industrial Applications of Hyperthermophilic Enzymes: A Review

Volume: 13 Issue: 7

Author(s): Trinidad de Miguel Bouzas, Jorge Barros-Velazquez and Tomas Gonzalez Villa

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Keywords: Thermophilic enzymes, Molecular cloning, Microorganisms, ndustrial technology, Food industry, Chemical industry

Abstract: Over the past two decades, research scientists have been involved in the investigation of thermophilic and hyperthermophilic microorganisms owing to the unique features of their enzymic systems. Such in-depth investigations are now on their way to mastering the cloning and industrial exploitation of a broad variety of genes encoding enzymes involved in starch hydrolysis, amino acid biosynthesis, protein hydrolysis, etc. In this work, we review the state of the art and future perspectives of industrial applications of enzymes from hyperthermophilic and extreme thermophilic microorganisms, special attention being paid to the biotechnological methods involved in their industrial exploitation.

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de Miguel Bouzas Trinidad, Barros-Velazquez Jorge and Gonzalez Villa Tomas, Industrial Applications of Hyperthermophilic Enzymes: A Review, Protein & Peptide Letters 2006; 13 (7) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/092986606777790548