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. 2021 Apr 29;6(12):4255–4285. doi: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.04.028

Table 2.

Marine-derived enzymes.

Name of enzymes Sources Enzyme type Activity ref
l-asparaginase Bacterial sources
E. coli
Erwinia carotovora)
Asparaginase Convert l-asparagine into aspartic acid and ammonia
Anti-carcinogenic activity
Reduce carcinogenic acrylamide
[150]
[152]
[157]
Fungal sources Aspergillus oryzae
Microalgae sources Spirulina maxima
Chlamydomonas sp
Carbonic anhydrase containg cadmium Marine diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii Metalloenzymes Catalyze the reversible hydration of CO2
Acquire inorganic carbon for photosynthesis
[158]
[159]
Alkaline protease marine Psychrobacter
Aureobasidium pullulan
Bacillus mojavensis A21
Pseudoalteromonas sp
Protease Peptide hydrolases [160]
[161]
Extracellular phospholipase C marine streptomycete
Pseudoalteromonas sp
Lipases Hydrolyze different oils [162]
[163]
Chitinase
Chitosanase
Vibrio fluvialis,
Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio mimicus
Vibrio alginolyticus Listonella anguillarum Aeromonas hydrophila
Aspergillus griseoaurantiacus KX010988.
Hydrolase Degrade chitin and chitosan [[164], [165], [166]]
Alginate lyases Algae marine invertebrates
Vibrio splendidus 12B01
Lyases Degrade alginate [[167], [168], [169]]
Agarases Cytophaga
Bacillus Vibrio
Alteromonas
Pseudoalteromonas Streptomyces
Vibrio sp. F-6
Hydrolase Hydrolyze agar [170,171]
Carrageenases Pseudomonas, Cytophaga, Alteromonas atlantica,
Wingyingzhuangia aestuarii OF219
Flavobacterium sp. YS-80-122
Hydrolase Degrade carrageenans [[172], [173], [174], [175]]
Cellulose and hemicellulose hydrolase Cytophaga, Cellulomonas,
Vibrio,
Clostridium, Streptomyces
Fusarium, Chaetomium,
Phoma,
Sporotrichum,
Glaciecola sp. strain 4H-3–7+YE-5
Hydrolase Break down cellulose [[176], [177], [178]]