Archaea have developed a variety of molecular strategies to survive the often harsh environments in which they exist. Although the rules that allow archaeal enzymes to fulfill their catalytic functions under extremes of salinity, temperature or pressure are not completely understood, the stability of these extremophilic enzymes, or extremozymes, in the face of adverse conditions has led to thei...

background: a-amylases (ec 3.2.1.1) are covering approximately 25% of total enzyme market and are frequently used in food, pharmaceutical and detergent industries.objectives: the first ever detailed characterization of amylase from any halophilic engyodontium album is presented. materials and methods: an extracellular α-amylase was studied from halophilic e. album tistr 3645. the enzyme was ext...

Background: a-Amylases (EC 3.2.1.1) are covering approximately 25% of total enzyme market and are frequently used in food, pharmaceutical and detergent industries. Objectives: The first ever detailed characterization of amylase from any halophilic Engyodontium album is presented. Materials and Methods: An extracellular α-amylase was studied from halophilic E. album TISTR 3645. The enzyme was e...

Enzymes are nature's biocatalysts and are equipped with high catalytic activity and remarkable substrate specificity. Enzymes catalyze the metabolic reactions necessary for all of life's processes and are able to catalyze reactions at much higher rates than would be possible without their action. The majority of enzymes are optimized to perform under physiological conditions or conditions consi...