Extracellular proteases from halophiles: diversity and application challenges.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
; 107(19): 5923-5934, 2023 Oct.
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Halophilic extracellular proteases offer promising application in various fields. Information on these prominent proteins including the synthesizing organisms, biochemical properties, domain organisation, purification, and application challenges has never been covered in recent reviews. Although extracellular proteases from bacteria pioneered the study of proteases in halophiles, progress is being made in proteases from halophilic archaea. Recent advances in extracellular proteases from archaea revealed that archaeal proteases are more robust and applicable. Extracellular proteases are composed of domains that determine their mechanisms of action. The intriguing domain structure of halophilic extracellular proteases consists of N-terminal domain, catalytic domain, and C-terminal extension. The role of C-terminal domains varies among different organisms. A high diversity of C-terminal domains would endow the proteases with diverse functions. With the development of genomics, culture-independent methods involving heterologous expression, affinity chromatography, and in vitro refolding are deployed with few challenges on purification and presenting novel research opportunities. Halophilic extracellular proteases have demonstrated remarkable potentials in industries such as detergent, leather, peptide synthesis, and biodegradation, with desirable properties and ability to withstand harsh industrial processes. KEY POINTS: ⢠Halophilic extracellular proteases have robust properties suitable for applications. ⢠A high diversity of C-terminal domains may endow proteases with diverse properties. ⢠Novel protease extraction methods present novel application opportunities.
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Peptídeo Hidrolases
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Biotecnologia
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Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
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2023
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