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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2017

Rational Engineering of a Cold-Adapted α-Amylase from the Antarctic Ciliate Euplotes focardii for Simultaneous Improvement of Thermostability and Catalytic Activity.

Guang Yang, Hua Yao, Matteo Mozzicafreddo, Patrizia Ballarini, Sandra Pucciarelli, Cristina Miceli

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Guang YangSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino, Macerata, Italy.
Hua YaoSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino, Macerata, Italy.
Matteo MozzicafreddoSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino, Macerata, Italy.
Patrizia BallariniSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino, Macerata, Italy.
Sandra PucciarelliSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino, Macerata, Italy.
Cristina MiceliSchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino, Macerata, Italy cristina.miceli@unicam.it.
Università di Camerino · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The α-amylases are endo-acting enzymes that hydrolyze starch by randomly cleaving the 1,4-α-d-glucosidic linkages between the adjacent glucose units in a linear amylose chain. They have significant advantages in a wide range of applications, particularly in the food industry. The eukaryotic α-amylase isolated from the Antarctic ciliated protozoon

Indexed as

alpha-AmylasesAmino Acid MotifsAntarctic RegionsBiocatalysisCatalytic DomainCold TemperatureEnzyme StabilityEuplotesHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationKineticsMutagenesis, Site-DirectedProtein Engineeringalpha-AmylasesAntarcticacold active moleculeenvironmental adaptationhydrolytic activitymarine microbiologymutantthermostability

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PMID28455329
PMCPMC5478988
OpenAlexW2607772668

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