Extremozyme

Extremozymes for biotechnological applications Industrial biotechnology is a fast growing and proliferating field of research. Biocatalysis gradually replaces chemical processes and is widely used in textile or food industry or in the sustainable production of fine chemicals. Although currently most of the enzymes in industry are of mesophilic origin, the focus is changing towards more robust biocatalysts from extremophilic organisms. Research on extremophiles will progressively supply novel extremozymes for biotechnological applications. In particular (hyper‐)thermophiles, acidophiles or salt‐tolerant microorganisms are a rich source of industrial applicable and robust extremozymes with optimal activity under harsh conditions.