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ReviewFood science & nutrition2025

Extremophilic Microorganisms as a Source of Emerging Enzymes for the Food Industry: A Review.

Tolulope Joshua Ashaolu, Tanu Malik, Rakhi Soni, Miguel A Prieto, Seid Mahdi Jafari

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Review in Food science & nutrition, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Tolulope Joshua AshaoluInstitute for Global Health Innovations Duy Tan University Da Nang Vietnam.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9397-6357
Tanu MalikCentre of Food Science and Technology CCS Haryana Agricultural University Hisar Haryana India.
Rakhi SoniDepartment of Microbiology CCS Haryana Agricultural University Hisar Haryana India.
Miguel A PrietoNutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Science Universidade de Vigo Ourense Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3513-0054
Seid Mahdi JafariDepartment of Food Materials and Process Design Engineering Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Gorgan Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6877-9549

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Modern-day consumers are interested in highly nutritious and safe foods with corresponding organoleptic qualities. Such foods are increasingly subjected to various processing techniques which include the use of enzymes. These enzymes like amylases, lipases, proteases, xylanases, laccases, pullulanase, chitinases, pectinases, esterases, isomerases, and dehydrogenases could be derived from extremophilic organisms such as thermophiles, psychrophiles, acidophiles, alkaliphiles, and halophiles. As these organisms can grow under severe environmental conditions, they can produce functional enzymes (extremozymes) used in producing safe foods (such as gluten-free, lactose-free, lower acrylamide, or lower trans-fat products). The extremozymes also enhance nutrient bioavailability and bioaccessibility (e.g., predigested nourishments like baby formulae), and improve nourishment functionalities such as surface, sensory, and bioactive properties. Therefore, exploring alternative sources of enzymes for better compatibility and long-term adaptability in the processing stages is a promising approach for obtaining novel food products. This review will establish novel discovery methods of extremozymes from psychrophiles, thermophiles, acidophiles, alkaliphiles, and halophiles, the enzymes' types, mechanisms of action, and their food applications. It will also contribute to their commercial relevance and the furtherance of their discovery.

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emerging enzymesextremophilic microorganismsextremozymesfood industry

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PMCPMC11716999

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