Cold-active enzymes constitute an attractive resource for biotechnological applications.
Their high catalytic activity at temperatures below 25° C makes them excellent biocatalysts …

Microorganisms, plants, and animals have successfully colonized cold environments, which
represent the majority of the biosphere on Earth. They have evolved special mechanisms to …

The completion of the 5,373,180-bp genome sequence of the marine psychrophilic
bacterium Colwellia psychrerythraea 34H, a model for the study of life in permanently cold …

The effect of pH on the conformational behavior of Candida antartica lipase B (CaLB) has
been monitored by spectroscopic and calorimetric studies. The results obtained from far and …

Mechanical flexibility is crucial for the function of proteins. However, such material properties
are not easily accessible experimentally. We used single-molecule force spectroscopy to …

Superoxide dismutases (SODs) are metalloenzymes catalysing the dismutation of
superoxide anion radicals into molecular oxygen and hydrogen peroxide. Here, we present …

We report on the isolation and biochemical characterization of a novel, cold-active and
metagenome-derived lipase with a high stereo-selectivity for pharmaceutically important …

A total of 338 aerobic heterotrophic bacterial strains were isolated from Arctic sea ice,
Canada Basin (77° 30′ N–80° 12′ N). The capability of the isolates to produce protease …

A novel cold‐adaptive xylanolytic Penicillium strain FS010 was isolated from Yellow Sea
sediments. The marine fungus grew well from 4 to 20° C; a lower (0° C) or higher (37° C) …

Pectin is a complex structural heteropolysaccharide that require numerous pectinolytic
enzymes for its complete degradation. Polygalacturonase from mesophilic or thermophilic …