Enzyme activities and biotechnological applications of cold-active microfungi

Fungi are eukaryotic organisms and considered to be less adaptable to extreme environments when compared with bacteria. While there are no thermophilic microfungi in a strict sense, some fungi have adapted to life in the cold. Cold-active microfungi have been isolated from the Antarctic and their en...

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Main Authors: Nevalainen, Helena, Bradner, Ron, Wadud, Sania, Mohammed, Suja, McRae, Christopher, Te'o, Junior
Other Authors: Anitori, Roberto Paul
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Caister Academic Press 2012
Subjects:
FUEL-CONTAMINATED SOIL
ANTARCTIC BACTERIUM
ADAPTED ENZYMES
PSEUDOALTEROMONAS-HALOPLANKTIS
PSYCHROPHILIC ENZYMES
MICROBIAL LIPASES
BIOCHEMICAL-CHARACTERIZATION
GLUTAMATE-DEHYDROGENASES
THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY
PETROLEUM-HYDROCARBONS
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B1 - Book Chapter in an Edited Book - published by a commercial publisher
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The Antarctic
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Online Access:https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/0b19c107-58dc-4871-b8b3-82d1b6ac41bd
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Summary:Fungi are eukaryotic organisms and considered to be less adaptable to extreme environments when compared with bacteria. While there are no thermophilic microfungi in a strict sense, some fungi have adapted to life in the cold. Cold-active microfungi have been isolated from the Antarctic and their enzyme activities explored with a view to finding new candidates for industrial use. On another front, environmental pollution by petroleum products in the Antarctic has led to a search for, and the subsequent discovery of, fungal isolates capable of degrading hydrocarbons. The work has paved the way to developing a bioremedial approach to containing this type of contamination in cold climates. Here we discuss our efforts to map the capability of Antarctic microfungi to degrade oil and also introduce a novel cold-active fungal lipase enzyme.

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