Industrial applications of microbial salt‐tolerant enzymes

An annotated selection of World Wide Web sites relevant to the topics in Microbial Biotechnology Industrial and environmental applications of halophiles Halophiles have traditionally been important in the food industry. More recently, they have become important for the production of b-carotene and ectoine. This paper describes a halophilic lipase that could be useful for the production of eicosapentaenoic acid, or EPA. This abstract describes a useful article on industrial applications of halophiles and it is found within the Encyclopedia of Industrial Biotechnology. This article makes the point that halophilic enzymes tend to be tolerant to thermal and alkaline stress as well, making them very valuable in industry. This report provides an excellent overview of halophiles and includes a section on biotechnological applications of halophiles. This report consists of a brief description of where the field of halophile microbiology was headed in the year 2007. The report describes some of the fundamental features that stabilize halophilic, prokaryotic enzymes at salt concentrations over 1 M. Their denaturation-resistance makes these enzymes useful for many industrial applications. This review describes all aspects of halophiles, including biotechnological aspects. A halophilic Bacillus was isolated from paper mill waste and produced an a-amylase that is considerably more stable that those found in counterparts growing under more typical conditions. This search engine has captured pdf files containing information on industrial applications of halophiles.