Protein Sequences and Structures from the Extremophilic Bacteria

ISBN-13: 9783838370965 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 88 str.

Sunil Arya

Opis

Life on earth exists in most diverse physical environments including extremes of temperature, pressure, salinity and pH or combination of these. These environments have been successfully colonized by numerous microorganisms, in particular bacteria, collectively called "extremophiles". Despite the deleterious effects of environment, they not only survive but also grow optimally. Despite abundant cold environments on earths surface, psychrophiles (Cold lovers) have received less attention than their warmer cousins (Thermophiles) but, in recent years, the study of psychrophiles has intensified. The focal theme of this book is to investigate psychrophilic proteins with their homologous thermophilic proteins to pin point sequence-structural differences and their relative evolutionary origin with respect to their mesophilic homologues. This study should summarize our initial efforts to delineate molecular adaptation features in the psychrophilic proteins. Phylogenetic study of homologous proteins should improve our understanding of the evolutionary divergence between psychrophiles and thermophiles.

O autorze

Sunil Arya, M.Tech.: Studied Biological Sciences and Bio-engineering at IIT Kanpur, INDIA, MS: Studied Botany (Plant Physiology) at JNVU, INDIA, PG Diploma: Studied Patent Law at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, INDIA, Studied Intellectual Property Rights at WIPO, Geneva. Manager, Patent Services at AIPC, Hyderabad, INDIA.