Plastics: environmental and biotechnological perspectives on microbial degradation

D Danso, J Chow, WR Streit - Applied and environmental …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Plastics are widely used in the global economy, and each year, at least 350 to 400 million
tons are being produced. Due to poor recycling and low circular use, millions of tons …

In-depth analysis of biocatalysts by microfluidics: An emerging source of data for machine learning

M Vasina, D Kovar, J Damborsky, Y Ding, T Yang… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the vastly increasing demand for novel biotechnological products is supported
by the continuous development of biocatalytic applications that provide sustainable green …

Harnessing the sponge microbiome for industrial biocatalysts

BFR de Oliveira, CM Carr, ADW Dobson… - Applied Microbiology and …, 2020 - Springer
Within the marine sphere, host-associated microbiomes are receiving growing attention as
prolific sources of novel biocatalysts. Given the known biocatalytic potential of poriferan …

Thermophilic carboxylesterases from hydrothermal vents of the volcanic island of Ischia active on synthetic and biobased polymers and mycotoxins

MA Distaso, TN Chernikova, R Bargiela… - Applied and …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Hydrothermal vents are geographically widespread and host microorganisms with robust
enzymes useful in various industrial applications. We examined microbial communities and …

The mobility of the cap domain is essential for the substrate promiscuity of a family IV esterase from sorghum rhizosphere microbiome

M Distaso, I Cea-Rama, C Coscolín… - Applied and …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Metagenomics offers the possibility to screen for versatile biocatalysts. In this study, the
microbial community of the Sorghum bicolor rhizosphere was spiked with technical cashew …

Organic-solvent-tolerant carboxylic ester hydrolases for organic synthesis

A Bollinger, R Molitor, S Thies, R Koch… - Applied and …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Biocatalysis has emerged as an important tool in synthetic organic chemistry enabling the
chemical industry to execute reactions with high regio-or enantioselectivity and under …

Bioprospecting reveals class III ω-transaminases converting bulky ketones and environmentally relevant polyamines

C Coscolín, N Katzke, A Garcia-Moyano… - Applied and …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Amination of bulky ketones, particularly in (R) configuration, is an attractive chemical
conversion; however, known ω-transaminases (ω-TAs) show insufficient levels of …

[HTML][HTML] Unique alcohol dehydrogenases involved in algal sugar utilization by marine bacteria

S Brott, KH Nam, F Thomas, T Dutschei… - Applied Microbiology …, 2023 - Springer
Marine algae produce complex polysaccharides, which can be degraded by marine
heterotrophic bacteria utilizing carbohydrate-active enzymes. The red algal polysaccharide …