Cold-Active Xylanase Produced by Fungi Associated with Antarctic Marine Sponges

• Published in: Applied biochemistry and biotechnology Vol. 172; no. 1; pp. 524 - 532
• Main Authors: Del-Cid, Abdiel, Ubilla, Pamela, Ravanal, María-Cristina, Medina, Exequiel, Vaca, Inmaculada, Levicán, Gloria, Eyzaguirre, Jaime, Chávez, Renato
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer-Verlag 2014; Springer US; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animals; Antarctic region; Antarctic Regions; Antarctica; Aquatic life; Aquatic Organisms; Aquatic Organisms - microbiology; Biochemistry; biosynthesis; Biotechnology; Cellulose; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Cladosporium; Cladosporium - isolation & purification; Cladosporium - metabolism; Cold Temperature; Culture media; Endo-1,4-beta Xylanases; Endo-1,4-beta Xylanases - biosynthesis; Endo-1,4-beta Xylanases - chemistry; Endo-1,4-beta Xylanases - metabolism; Enzyme Stability; Enzymes; Fungi; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Hydrolysis; isolation & purification; Low temperature; Marine; metabolism; microbiology; Molecular Weight; Oat bran; Porifera; Porifera - microbiology; Temperature; thermal stability; Triticum aestivum; Wheat bran; Wheat straw; xylan; xylanases; Xylans; Xylans - metabolism; Antarctic region; Antarctic Regions; Antarctica; Antarctica, South Shetland Is., King George I; Fungi; Thermostability; Antarctic marine sponges; Cold-active xylanases; sp

Despite their potential biotechnological applications, cold-active xylanolytic enzymes have been poorly studied. In this work, 38 fungi isolated from marine sponges collected in King George Island, Antarctica, were screened as new sources of cold-active xylanases. All of them showed xylanase activit...