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. 2021 Oct 30;11(11):479. doi: 10.1007/s13205-021-03008-y

Table 2.

Cold-active recombinant microbial enzymes and their potential applications in food industry

Cold-active enzymes Sample source Source microorganisms Cloning/expression host Expression vector Potential/recommended applications References
Xylanase Sea water (China) Zunongwangia profunda Escherichia coli BL21, E. coli DH5α pGEX-6p-1 Food industry for processing of sea and saline foods Liu et al. (2014)
NS Saccharophagusdegradans 2–40 E. coli DH5α, E. coli BL21 pET21a Baking industry Ko et al. (2016)
NS Pseudoalteromons haloplanktis TAH3A, Flavobacterium sp. MSY-2 E. coli BL21 pET22b-XFH-His6, pET22b-Xyn8-His6 Baking industry Dornez et al. (2011)
NS Glaciecola mesophile E. coli BL21 pET22b Baking industry Zheng et al. (2011)
NS Flavobacterium johnsoniae E. coli JM109, E. coli DH5α, E. coli BL21 pSCH602, pSCH643 Food and feed industry Chen et al. (2013)
β-Galactosidase Calcium carbonate (Ikka columns, South-West Greenland) Alkalilactibacillusikkense E. coli TOP10 pUC18dLacZ -Do- Schmidt and Stougaard (2010)
Soil (Antarctica) Arthrobacter sp. 20B E. coli TOP10F’ NS -Do- Białkowska et al. (2009)
Soil (Antarctica) Paracoccus sp. 32d E. coli LMG 194 pBAD/Myc-His A -Do- Wierzbicka-Woś et al. (2011)
Deep sea water (Mariana Trench) Alteromonas sp. ML52 E. coli BL21 pET-gal -Do- Sun et al. (2018)
Alimentary tract (krill Thyssanoessamacrura) (Southern Shetlands) Pseudoalteromonas sp. 22b E. coli ER2566 pETbeta22b -Do- Cieśliński et al. (2005)
Frozen soil (China) Rahnella sp. R3 E. coli BL21 pCold I -Do- Fan et al. (2015)
α-amylase Surface sea water (China) Zunongwangia profunda (MCCC 1A01486) E. coli DH5α, E. coli BL21 pGEX-6P-1 Baking industry Qin et al. (2014)
Deep sea sediment (China) Bacillus sp. dsh19‑1 E. coli JM109, E. coli BL21 pColdI Starch hydrolysis Dou et al. (2018)
Sea ice (Antarctica) Pseudoalteromonas sp. M175 E. coli BL21 pET-amy175 Food industry Wang et al. (2018a)
Soil (Tehran) Exiguobacterium sp. SH3 E. coli DH5α, E. coli BL21 pEamy Food industry Mojallali et al. (2014), Emampour et al. (2015)
Soil (King George Island, Antarctica) Geomycespannorum E. coli DH5α, Aspergillus oryzae pBC-hygro Food industry Krishnan et al. (2011), Mao et al. (2015)
NS Bifidobacterium longum E. coli MC1061 NS In food processing industry for production of slowly digestible starch Lee et al. (2016)
β-Glucosidase Konjac field (South Korea) Paenibacillusxylanilyticus KJ-03 E. coli JM109, E. coli BL21 pColdI Food processing industry Park et al. (2013)
Pullulanase Soil (Tehran) Exiguobacterium sp. SH3 E. coli BL21 pET-26b (+) Cold hydrolysis of starch and in sugar syrup production Mojallali et al. (2014), Rajaei et al. (2015)
Soil (China) PaenibacilluspolymyxaNws-pp2 E. coli DH5α, E. coli BL21 pET-28a, pET-32a and pET-42a Food processing industry Wei et al. (2015)
Hot-spring (Sikkim, India) Hot-spring metagenome E. coli BL21 pET28a(+) Production of resistant starch Thakur et al. (2021b)
Waste water (Europe) Bacillus methanolicus PB1 E. coli DH5α, E. coli BL21 pET-28a Cold hydrolysis of starch Heggeset et al. (2012), Zhang et al. (2020)
Chitinase Sea sediment (China) Pseudoalteromonas sp. DL-6 E. coli BL21 pET28a Biocontrol of microbial spoilage of cold-stored foods Wang et al. (2014a; b)
Sea ice (Antarctica) Glaciozyma antarctica PI12 E. coli JM109, Pichia pastoris pPICZα A Biocontrol of microbial spoilage of cold-stored foods Ramli et al. (2013)
Lipase/esterase Deep sea water (Indian ocean) Aeromicrobium sp. SCSIO 25071 E. coli DH5α, E. coli Rosetta (DE3) pET28a As food additives Su et al. (2016)
Marine sediment (Arctic) Halocynthiibacter arcticus E. coli BL21 pET-21a Production of flavored compounds Le et al. (2020)
NS Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) E. coli BL21 (DE3) pET16b Production of flavored compounds Brault et al. (2012)
NS Malassezia globose E. coli Top10, P. pastoris X-33 pGAPZαA Oil modification and food processing industry Xu et al. (2015)
Car service contaminated soil (Malaysia) Staphylococcus epidermidis AT2 E. coli Tuner (DE3)pLacI pTrcHis2-TOPO Food processing industry Kamarudin et al. (2014)
Cold seafloor dwelling Atlantic hagfish stomach (North Norway) Rhodococcus sp. AW25M09 E. coli DH5-α, E. coli BL21 (DE3) pET-22b Food industry for preserving food flavor and integrity De Santi et al. (2014)
NS Neisseria meningitides E. coli pQE-30 Production of organic esters for use in food industry Yoo et al. (2019)
NS Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM E. coli DH5-α, E. coli BL21 (DE3) pET-21a Dairy and food processing industry Wang et al. (2018b)
NS Bacillus licheniformis ATCC 14580 E. coli BL21 pGEMT-Easy Vector Food processing industry Borgi et al. (2014)
Pectinase Soil (Sub-Antarctic region) Tetracladium sp. E. coli, P. pastoris pPinkα-HC Production of fruit juice and fermented beverages Carrasco et al. (2019)
Mannanase Soil (China) Bacillus subtilis Bs5 E. coli JM109, E. coli Rosetta-gami (DE3) pET-32a Food and feed industry Huang et al. (2012)

NS not specified