HEAT-STABLE ENZYMES FROM EXTREMELY THERMOPHILIC AND HYPERTHERMOPHILIC MICROORGANISMS

被引:69
作者
LEUSCHNER, C [1 ]
ANTRANIKIAN, G [1 ]
机构
[1] TECH UNIV HAMBURG, INST BIOTECHNOL, DEPT TECH MICROBIOL, DENICKESTR 15, D-21071 HAMBURG, GERMANY
关键词
ARCHAEA; EXTREMOPHILIC MICROORGANISMS; HYDROLYTIC ENZYMES; THERMOSTABILITY;
D O I
10.1007/BF00339139
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Only in the last decade have microorganisms been discovered which grow near or above 100-degrees-C. The enzymes that are formed by these extremely thermophilic (growth temperature 65 to 85-degrees-C) and hyperthermophilic (growth temperature 85 to 110-degrees-C) microorganisms are of great interest. This review covers the extracellular and intracellular enzymes of these exotic microorganisms that have recently been described. Polymer-hydrolysing enzymes, such as amylolytic, cellulolytic, hemicellulolytic and proteolytic enzymes, will be discussed. In addition, the properties of the intracellular enzymes involved in carbohydrate and amino-acid metabolism and DNA-binding and chaperones and chaperone-like proteins from hyperthermophiles are described. Due to the unusual properties of these heat-stable enzymes, they are expected to fill the gap between biological and chemical processes.
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页码:95 / 114
页数:20
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