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An Overview on Extremophilic Esterases

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Extremophiles, organisms that have evolved to exist in a variety of extreme environments, fall into a number of different groups, including thermophiles and hyperthermophiles, halophiles, psychrophiles or piezophiles. Extremophilic microorganisms have the potential to produce valuable enzymes able to function under conditions in which usually the enzymes from non-extremophilic members could not. Many novel enzymes have been isolated from these microorganisms to date; amongst all of them, hydrolases, and particularly esterases, are experiencing a growing demand. These lipolytic enzymes, having applications in food, dairy, detergent, biofuel and pharmaceutical industries, are promising catalysts that may lead towards more efficient and environmentally friendly processes.

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  1. Department of Food and Analytical Chemistry, University of Vigo, Campus of Ourense, As Lagoas, 32004, Ourense, Spain

    Roberto González-González & María Luisa Rúa

  2. International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Avenida Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330, Braga, Portugal

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González-González, R., Fuciños, P., Rúa, M.L. (2017). An Overview on Extremophilic Esterases. In: Sani, R., Krishnaraj, R. (eds) Extremophilic Enzymatic Processing of Lignocellulosic Feedstocks to Bioenergy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54684-1_10

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