Thermal adaptation of α-amylases: a review

K Hiteshi, R Gupta - Extremophiles, 2014 - Springer
The temperature adaptation of α-amylase can be gained by different adjustments in protein
structure with consecutive effects on the stability and flexibility of the protein. In this review …

Cold-active detergent-stable extracellular α-amylase from Bacillus cereus GA6: Biochemical characteristics and its perspectives in laundry detergent formulation.

M Kuddus - Journal of Biochemical Technology, 2013 - search.ebscohost.com
A psychro-halo-tolerant Bacillus cereus GA6 was isolated from soil of Gangotri glacier,
Western Himalaya that produced maximum cold-active α-amylase at 20±1 C after 96 h of …

Extremophiles as source of novel bioactive compounds with industrial potential

M Neifar, S Maktouf, RE Ghorbel… - Biotechnology of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Extremophiles are organisms that can grow and thrive in harsh conditions (eg, extremes of
temperature, pH, salinity, radiation, pressure, and metal concentrations). Some …

Recapitulation of stability diversity of microbial α-amylases

D Gangadharan, A Jose, KM Nampoothiri - Amylase, 2020 - degruyter.com
Abstract α-Amylases from a huge number of sources have been isolated and characterised
but very few of them meet the demands of the industries. The industrial processes take place …

Characterization and Application of BiLA, a Psychrophilic α-Amylase from Bifidobacterium longum

HW Lee, HY Jeon, HJ Choi, NR Kim… - Journal of agricultural …, 2016 - ACS Publications
In this study, a novel α-amylase was cloned from Bifidobacterium longum and named BiLA.
The enzyme exhibited optimal activity at 20° C and a pH value of 5.0. Kinetic analysis using …

Bio-statistical approach for optimization of cold-active α-amylase production by novel psychrotolerant M. foliorum GA2 in solid state fermentation

M Kuddus - Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2014 - Elsevier
Cold-active enzymes along with their producing microbes are of commercial value and find
multiple applications in various industrial and biotechnological sectors. In this study …

Characterization of a novel micro-pressure swirl reactor for removal of chemical oxygen demand and total nitrogen from domestic wastewater at low temperature

Q Ren, Y Yu, S Zhu, D Bian, M Huo, D Zhou, H Huo - Biodegradation, 2017 - Springer
A novel micro-pressure swirl reactor (MPSR) was designed and applied to treat domestic
wastewater at low temperature by acclimating microbial biomass with steadily decreasing …

[PDF][PDF] Structural adaptation and biocatalytic prospective of microbial cold-active α-amylase

M Kuddus, AJM Roohi, PW Ramteke - Afr J Microbiol Res, 2012 - academicjournals.org
Amylases have most widely been reported to occur in microorganisms, although they are
also found in plants and animals. Microbial cold-active α-amylases confer high activities at …

[PDF][PDF] Production optimization of alpha amylase from Bacillus altitudinis

Y Kumar, PK Singh, AK Singh, H Masih, KJ Peter… - Int J Sci Eng Technol …, 2014 - ijsetr.com
α-Amylases are a class of starch degrading enzymes catalyzing the hydrolysis of internal α-
1, 4-O-glycosidic bonds in polysaccharides and plays a pivotal role in a variety of areas like …

Statistical optimization of cold-active chitinase production by mutagenized cells of multi-enzyme producing Bacillus cereus GA6

Roohi, M Kuddus - Rendiconti Lincei, 2015 - Springer
In the present study, four cold-adapted bacterial isolates were screened for multiple-enzyme
production at low temperature (15° C). The most potent isolate, Bacillus cereus GA6 …