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Proteins and Amino Acids from Thermophilic Microorganisms: Current Research Trends and Applications

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Thermophilic microorganisms synthesize macromolecules with intrinsic thermostability, which does not depend upon any stabilizing factors. Thermophilic organisms survive as a result of the interaction of many mechanisms, namely, rapid growth toward stabilization, more stable membrane, etc. The chief stabilizing factor for survival of thermophile is the heat stability of cellular proteins.

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    Jujjavarapu Satya Eswari & Swasti Dhagat

  2. Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

    Ramkrishna Sen

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Eswari, J.S., Dhagat, S., Sen, R. (2019). Proteins and Amino Acids from Thermophilic Microorganisms: Current Research Trends and Applications. In: Thermophiles for Biotech Industry. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9919-1_3

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