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SynthesisWorld journal of microbiology & biotechnology2022

Hunt for α-amylase from metagenome and strategies to improve its thermostability: a systematic review.

Prayatna Sharma, Krishnendu Mondal, Keshab Chandra Mondal, Nagendra Thakur

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Synthesis in World journal of microbiology & biotechnology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Prayatna SharmaDepartment of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Sikkim University, 6th Mile, Samdur, Gangtok, 737102, Sikkim, India.
Krishnendu MondalDepartment of Microbiology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India.
Keshab Chandra MondalDepartment of Microbiology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, 721102, India.
Nagendra ThakurDepartment of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Sikkim University, 6th Mile, Samdur, Gangtok, 737102, Sikkim, India. nthakur@cus.ac.in.
Sikkim University · INVidyasagar University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the advent of green chemistry, the use of enzymes in industrial processes serves as an alternative to the conventional chemical catalysts. A high demand for sustainable processes for catalysis has brought a significant attention to hunt for novel enzymes. Among various hydrolases, the α-amylase has a gamut of biotechnological applications owing to its pivotal role in starch-hydrolysis. Industrial demand requires enzymes with thermostability and to ameliorate this crucial property, various methods such as protein engineering, directed evolution and enzyme immobilisation strategies are devised. Besides the traditional culture-dependent approach, metagenome from uncultured bacteria serves as a bountiful resource for novel genes/biocatalysts. Exploring the extreme-niches metagenome, advancements in protein engineering and biotechnology tools encourage the mining of novel α-amylase and its stable variants to tap its robust biotechnological and industrial potential. This review outlines α-amylase and its genetics, its catalytic domain architecture and mechanism of action, and various molecular methods to ameliorate its production. It aims to impart understanding on mechanisms involved in thermostability of α-amylase, cover strategies to screen novel genes from futile habitats and some molecular methods to ameliorate its properties.

Indexed as

alpha-AmylasesMetagenomeEnzymes, ImmobilizedProtein EngineeringStarchalpha-AmylasesEnzymes, ImmobilizedStarchEnzyme immobilizationMetagenomicsThermostabilityα-amylase

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PMID35999473
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