Extremozymes and their Industrial Applications

Naveen Kumar Arora, Shekhar Agnihotri, Jitendra Mishra

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN:
  9780323902748
• eBook ISBN:
  9780323904230
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Microbiology
• Index: Biological Sciences

Extremophiles belong to members of all three domains of life, i.e., bacteria, archaea, and eukarya. However, a high proportion of extremophiles are archaea and bacteria. These microbes live under chemical and physical extremes that are usually lethal to cellular molecules, yet they not only manage to survive but even thrive in such conditions. Extremophiles have important practical and industrial uses. They are a valuable source of industrially important enzymes also known as extremozymes. Recent research has revealed that extremozymes have unique structural features essential for biocatalysis under extreme conditions. Extremozymes have great commercial values and are known for their potential use in biotechnology, biomining, and bioremediation. Extremozymes and their Industrial Applications highlights the current and topical areas of research in this rapidly growing field of extremophiles and their applications. Expert researchers from around the globe are trying to uncover the underlying mechanisms responsible for their specific adaptations under extreme environments. The topics covered include the ability of acidophiles to maintain a neutral intracellular pH, the way psychrophiles "loosen up" their proteins at low temperatures, and other equally ingenious adaptations and metabolic strategies that extremophiles use to survive and flourish under extreme conditions. Extremozymes and their Industrial Applications also covers the established biotechnological uses of extremophiles and the most recent and novel applications, including their exploitation for enzyme production. Potential use of extremophiles and their enzymes in the generation of sustainable energy, biomass conversion, agro-waste processing, and biocontrol of phytopathogens is also covered. The book will be very useful for researchers and students working in the area of industrial microbiology and biotechnology, and microbial ecologists. It is also recommended reference text for those interested in the biochemistry and microbiology of extremophiles, as well as for those interested in bioprospecting, biomining, biofuels, and biodegradation. - Presents information exclusively based on extremozymes and their application in industries - Chapters have been collected from various experts and deals with contemporary issues related to extremozymes and their usability in various industries - Enriched with suitable illustrations that assist in increasing readership and broaden the reach of the book amongst scholars and academicians

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of contributors
• List of Illustrations
• List of Tables
• Chapter 1 : Extremozymes and their applications
• Chapter 2 : Enzymes from extremely thermophilic bacteria and archaea: current status and future prospects
• Chapter 3 : Role of thermophilic cellulases and organisms in the conversion of biomass to biofuels
• Chapter 4 : Microbial adaptation to extreme temperatures: an overview of molecular mechanisms to industrial application
• Chapter 5 : Molecular mechanisms behind the cold and hot adaptation in extremozymes
• Chapter 6 : Microbial thermostable hydrolases (amylases, lipases, and keratinases) and polymerases: biology and applications
• Chapter 7 : Molecular adaptations in proteins and enzymes produced by extremophilic microorganisms
• Chapter 8 : Application of extremozymes in the paper and pulp industries
• Chapter 9 : Genetic and protein engineering of halophilic enzymes
• Chapter 10 : Halozymes: sources, catalytic mechanisms, and potential applications in industries
• Chapter 11 : Industrial applications of enzymes from haloarchaea
• Chapter 12 : Insights into upstreaming and downstreaming processes of microbial extremozymes
• Chapter 13 : Reverse micellar systems as a versatile tool on halophilic biocatalysts
• Chapter 14 : Advances in industrial biocatalysis through immobilized extremozymes
• Chapter 15 : Biocontrol of fungal phytopathogens in saline soils by halophilic chitinase-producing microbes
• Index
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