Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 23, Issue 23, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms232315394
Keywords
cold adaptation; 3D structure; esterase; lipase; psychrophilic enzymes; purification
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Microorganisms in cold environments use cold-active enzymes to adapt to low temperatures and perform efficient metabolism, which is crucial for industrial processes. However, the lack of complete understanding of the structure and cold adaptation mechanisms of cold-active enzymes hinders their industrial usage.
Cold environments characterised by diverse temperatures close to or below the water freezing point dominate about 80% of the Earth's biosphere. One of the survival strategies adopted by microorganisms living in cold environments is their expression of cold-active enzymes that enable them to perform an efficient metabolic flux at low temperatures necessary to thrive and reproduce under those constraints. Cold-active enzymes are ideal biocatalysts that can reduce the need for heating procedures and improve industrial processes' quality, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness. Despite their wide applications, their industrial usage is still limited, and the major contributing factor is the lack of complete understanding of their structure and cold adaptation mechanisms. The current review looked at the recombinant overexpression, purification, and recent mechanism of cold adaptation, various approaches for purification, and three-dimensional (3D) crystal structure elucidation of cold-active lipases and esterase.
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