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Perspectives on biotechnological applications of archaea

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Schiraldi, Chiara, Giuliano, Mariateresa, De Rosa, Mario·2002·Archaea

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Many archaea colonize extreme environments. They include hyperthermophiles, sulfur‐metabolizing thermophiles, extreme halophiles and methanogens. Because extremophilic microorganisms have unusual properties, they are a potentially valuable resource in the development of novel biotechnological processes. Despite extensive research, however, there are few existing industrial applications of either archaeal biomass or archaeal enzymes. This review summarizes current knowledge about the biotechnological uses of archaea and archaeal enzymes with special attention to potential applications that are the subject of current experimental evaluation. Topics covered include cultivation methods, recent achievements in genomics, which are of key importance for the development of new biotechnological tools, and the application of wild‐type biomasses, engineered microorganisms, enzymes and specific metabolites in particular bioprocesses of industrial interest.

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Authors
Schiraldi, C., Giuliano, M., & De Rosa, M.
Affiliations
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (IT)
Venue
Archaea
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2002-01
Volume
1
Issue
2
Pages
75-86
ISSN
  • 1472-3646 (ISSN-L)
  • 1472-3654
OpenAlex
W2123160008
Cited by
122
References
130
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FWCI
0.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Archaea (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca - Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biotechnology › Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
Keywords
extremophiles, hyperthermophiles, extreme halophiles, methanogenic archaea, archaeal enzyme, bioprocessing, industrial biotechnology, archaeal genomics, engineered microorganisms
MeSH terms
Archaea, Biotechnology, Enzymes, Hot Temperature, Species Specificity

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