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Table 4 Esterases and lipases from hyper/thermophilic archaea

From: Biotechnological applications of archaeal enzymes from extreme environments

Organism

Enzyme

Type of enzyme

Enzyme properties

References

Optimal temperature (°C)

Optimal pH

Thermostability

Pyrococcus furiosus

Lipase

Recombinant

80

7

6 h, 75 °C

[28]

Pyrobaculum sp. 1860

Esterase

Recombinant

80

9

6 h, 90 °C

[29]

Sulfolobus tokodaii strain 7

Esterase

Recombinant

70

7.5–8.0

40 min, 85 °C

[30]

Archaeoglobus fulgidus

Lipase

Recombinant

90

10

Not reported

[33]