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Marine Microbial Enzymes: Current Status and Future Prospects

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Springer Handbook of Marine Biotechnology

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Abstract

Due to unique metabolic capabilities the marine microorganisms are excellent natural resource for screening of novel molecules. Marine microbial enzymes are of special interest for their distinct habitat-related features. Published literatures agree with potential biotechnological, biomedical and industrial applications of several marine microbial enzymes. These enzymes attracted substantial attention for their novel chemical and stereochemical characteristics that may be exploited in chemical or pharmaceutical synthesis. A couple of marine microbial enzymes are already being used for industrial and pharmaceutical purposes. Marine biotechnology research is boosted by recent development of several molecular biology and bioinformatics tools. Study of marine microbial enzymes is now focused on multiple directions including screening, recombinant production, characterization and structure analysis of enzymes, and optimization of process parameters for their systematic and inexpensive production. Published literatures suggest potential applications of marine microbial enzymes in wide range of industries but more focused application-oriented research is essential for exploitation of their full biotechnological potential.

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Abbreviations

ACE:

angiotensin-converting enzyme

DMSO:

dimethyl sulfoxide

DNA:

deoxyribonucleic acid

ORF:

open reading frame

PCR:

polymerase chain reaction

RT-PCR:

reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction

cDNA:

complementary DNA

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Sana, B. (2015). Marine Microbial Enzymes: Current Status and Future Prospects. In: Kim, SK. (eds) Springer Handbook of Marine Biotechnology. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-53971-8_38

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