From: Function and biotechnology of extremophilic enzymes in low water activity
Name | Organism | Activity | Application(s) | Reference(s) | ||
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Salt | Cold | Organic solvent | ||||
Amylase | Pseudoalterimonas sp. | + | *Saccharification of marine microalgae, saccharification of marine microalgae producing ethanol | [170] | ||
Amylase | Halococcus sp. | + | + | Starch hydrolysis in industrial processes in saline and organic solvent medium | [171] | |
Amylase | Streptomyces sp. | + | Detergent formulations | [172] | ||
Alcohol dehydrogenase | Rhodococcus sp. | + | *Enantioselective oxidation of sec-alcohol and the asymmetric reduction of ketones | [173] | ||
Alkaline phosphatase | Antarctic bacteria strain HK47 | + | *Radioactive end-labeling of nucleic acids | [174] | ||
Alkaline phosphatase | Antarctic strain TAB5 | + | *Dephosphorylation of DNA vectors | [84] | ||
β-galactosidase | Pseudoalteromonas sp. | + | *Lactose hydrolysis | [175] | ||
β-galactosidase | Kluyveromyces sp. | + | *Synthesis of galacto-oligosaccharides from lactose | [176] | ||
β-galactosidase | Arthrobacter sp. | + | Lactose hydrolysis at low temperature, production of ethanol from lactose-based feedstock | [177] | ||
β-galactosidase | Bacillus sp. | + | *Synthesis of N-acetyl-lactosamine | [178] | ||
Chitinase | Halobacterium sp. | + | + | Oligosaccharide synthesis | [179] | |
Chitinase | Virgibacillus sp. | + | Bioconversion of chitin from fish, crab or shrimp; treatment of chitinous waste | [180] | ||
Cholesterol oxidase | Pseudomonas sp. | + | Organic synthesis | [181] | ||
Glutaminase | Micrococcus sp. | + | Flavor-enhancing in food industries, antileukaemic agent | [182] | ||
Esterase | Pyrobaculum sp. | + | Organic synthesis | [183] | ||
Esterase | Pseudoalteromonas sp. | + | Hydrolyzing esters of medical relevance | [184] | ||
Lipase | Candida sp. | + | *Organic synthesis related to food/feed processing, pharmaceuticals or cosmetics | [185] | ||
Lipase | Rhizopus sp., Candida sp. | + | Biodiesel production | [101–103] | ||
Lipase | Candida sp. | + | Biodiesel production | [104, 105] | ||
Lipase | Pseudoalteromonas sp., Psychrobacter sp., Vibrio sp. | + | + | Detergent formulations and bioremediation of fat-contaminated aqueous systems | [186] | |
Lipase | Staphylococcus sp. | + | Detergent formulations | [187] | ||
Lipase | Psuedomonas sp. | + | Biodiesel production | [106, 107] | ||
Lipase | Salinivibrio sp. | + | Detergent formulations and fatty acid degradations | [188] | ||
Lipase | Psuedomonas sp. | + | Solvent bioremediation, biotransformations and detergent formulations | [189] | ||
Lipase | Marinobacter sp. | + | + | *Hydrolysis of fish oil into free eicosapentaenoic acid | [190] | |
Nuclease | Micrococcus sp. | + | *Production of the flavoring agent 5'-guanylic acid | [191] | ||
Pectinase | Pseudoalteromonas sp. | + | + |
Enhancing extraction yield, clarification, and taste of fruit juices | [192] | |
Protease | Halobacterium sp. | + | + | *Peptide synthesis | [193, 194] | |
Protease | Pseudomonas sp. | + | *Synthesis of N-carbobenzoxy-L-arginine-L-leucine amide, N-carbobenzoxy-L-alanine-L-leucine amide and aspartame precursor | [195, 196] | ||
Protease | Pseudomonas sp. | + | Peptide synthesis | [197] | ||
Protease | Bacillus sp. | + | *Cleansing of contact lenses | [198] | ||
Protease | Natrialba sp. | + | + | *Synthesis of tripeptide Ac-Phe-Gly-Phe-NH2 | [199] | |
Protease | Halobacterium sp. | + | *Fish sauce preparation | [200] | ||
Protease | Geomicrobium sp. | + | + | Peptide synthesis, detergent formulations | [201, 202] | |
Xylanase | Pseudoalteromonas sp. | + | *Baking industry for increasing loaf volume | [203, 204] | ||
Xylanase | Bacillus sp. | + | Xylan biodegradation in pulp and paper industry | [205, 206] |