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. 2010 Mar 15;8(3):608–628. doi: 10.3390/md8030608

Table 1.

Marine enzymes discovered from Microbial and Metagenomic sources.

Activity Source Habitat Reference

Esterase Metagenome Deep-sea sediment [97]
Metagenome Deep-sea basin [72]
Metagenome Surface seawater [69]
Metagenome Arctic sediment [98]
Vibrio sp. Sea Hare Eggs [99]
Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis Antarctic Seawater [71]

Lipase Metagenome Tidal Flat [74]
Metagenome Deep Sea sediment [75]
Metagenome Baltic Sea sediment [67]
Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis TAC125 Antarctic Seawater [73]
Aureobasidium pullulans HN2.3 Sea saltern [100]

Cellulase Pseudoalteromonas sp. DY3 Deep-sea sediment [77]
Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis Antarctic Seawater [78]
Teredinibacter turnerae T7902T Shipworm [79]
Marinobacter sp. MSI032. Marine sponge [76]

Chitinase Metagenome Estuary [80]
Arthrobacter sp. TAD20 Antarctic ice [101]
Rhodothermus marinus Marine hot spring [81]

Amidase Metagenome Marine sediments/sludges [102]

Amylase Aureobasidium pullulans N13d Deep-sea sediment [103]
Metagenome Deep sea hydrothermal vent [66]

Phytase Kodomaea ohmeri BG3 Fish gut [104]

Protease Pseudomonas strain DYA Deep-sea sediment [105]
Marine bacterium Antarctic Seawater [106]
Aerpyrum pernix K1 Coastal solfataric vent [107]

Alkane hydroxylase Metagenome Hydrocarbon seep [82]
Metagenome Deep sea sediment [68]

Xylanase Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis Antarctic Seawater [108]