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ArticleBiotechnology for biofuels2019

AmyZ1: a novel α-amylase from marine bacterium

Wei Fang, Saisai Xue, Pengjun Deng, Xuecheng Zhang, Xiaotang Wang, Yazhong Xiao, Zemin Fang

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Article in Biotechnology for biofuels, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Wei Fang *1School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601 Anhui China.ORCID 0000-0002-8184-8200
Saisai Xue *1School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601 Anhui China.
Pengjun Deng1School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601 Anhui China.
Xuecheng Zhang1School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601 Anhui China.
Xiaotang Wang4Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199 USA.
Yazhong Xiao1School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601 Anhui China.
Zemin Fang1School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601 Anhui China.
Anhui University · CNFlorida International University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStarch is an inexpensive and renewable raw material for numerous industrial applications. However, most starch-based products are not cost-efficient due to high-energy input needed in traditional enzymatic starch conversion processes. Therefore, α-amylase with high efficiency to directly hydrolyze high concentration raw starches at a relatively lower temperature will have a profound impact on the efficient application of starch.

resultsA novel raw starch digesting α-amylase (named AmyZ1) was screened and cloned from a deep-sea bacterium

conclusionsAs a novel raw starch-digesting α-amylase with high specific activity, AmyZ1 efficiently hydrolyzed raw starches derived from both terrestrial and marine environments at near ambient temperature, suggesting its application potential in starch-based industrial processes.

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Pontibacillus sp.Raw starch hydrolysisSpecific activityα-Amylase

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