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ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2014

Protective role of salt in catalysis and maintaining structure of halophilic proteins against denaturation.

Rajeshwari Sinha, Sunil K Khare

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Review in Frontiers in microbiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 125 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rajeshwari SinhaDepartment of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Delhi, India.
Sunil K KhareDepartment of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Delhi, India.
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Search for new industrial enzymes having novel properties continues to be a desirable pursuit in enzyme research. The halophilic organisms inhabiting under saline/ hypersaline conditions are considered as promising source of useful enzymes. Their enzymes are structurally adapted to perform efficient catalysis under saline environment wherein n0n-halophilic enzymes often lose their structure and activity. Haloenzymes have been documented to be polyextremophilic and withstand high temperature, pH, organic solvents, and chaotropic agents. However, this stability is modulated by salt. Although vast amount of information have been generated on salt mediated protection and structure function relationship in halophilic proteins, their clear understanding and correct perspective still remain incoherent. Furthermore, understanding their protein architecture may give better clue for engineering stable enzymes which can withstand harsh industrial conditions. The article encompasses the current level of understanding about haloadaptations and analyzes structural basis of their enzyme stability against classical denaturants.

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denaturantshaloadaptationshalophilessecondary structurestructuretertiary structure

Identifiers

PMID24782853
PMCPMC3988381
OpenAlexW2099318026

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