Thermozymes: Adaptive strategies and tools for their biotechnological applications

Bioresour Technol. 2019 Apr:278:372-382. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.01.088. Epub 2019 Jan 22.

Abstract

In today's scenario of global climate change, there is a colossal demand for sustainable industrial processes and enzymes from thermophiles. Plausibly, thermozymes are an important toolkit, as they are known to be polyextremophilic in nature. Small genome size and diverse molecular conformational modifications have been implicated in devising adaptive strategies. Besides, the utilization of chemical technology and gene editing attributions according to mechanical necessities are the additional key factor for efficacious bioprocess development. Microbial thermozymes have been extensively used in waste management, biofuel, food, paper, detergent, medicinal and pharmaceutical industries. To understand the strength of enzymes at higher temperatures different models utilize X-ray structures of thermostable proteins, machine learning calculations, neural networks, but unified adaptive measures are yet to be totally comprehended. The present review provides a recent updates on thermozymes and various interdisciplinary applications including the aspects of thermophiles bioengineering utilizing synthetic biology and gene editing tools.

Keywords: CRISPR-Cas; Gene editing; Synthetic biology; Thermozymes; Waste management.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biofuels
  • Biotechnology*
  • Gene Editing
  • Hot Temperature

Substances

  • Biofuels