Extremophilic enzymes, temperature adaptation

Most of the enzymes used to date are obtained from mesophilic organisms and, thus, their limited stability to temperature, pH, or ionic strength. Ex-tremophiles are organisms that have evolved to exist in a variety of extreme environments. Table 3 lists the range of habitats where extremophiles have been found and some of the identified extremozymes. Adaptation to extreme conditions means that these enzymes have the same order of magnitude of activity and stability but at different temperatures, ionic... 

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