Advances on Hyperthermophiles and Mechanism of Their Thermal Adaptation

doi:10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2015.09.005

Abstract

Abstract: Hyperthermophiles are able to grow and reproduce at high temperatures, and inevitably they should have special cellular features, genome sequences and physiological properties to adapt to high temperatures. The researches on hyperthermophiles possess significances for exploring the origin of life on Earth, and the developments and applications of hyperthermophiles. The recent advances on the thermal adaptation of cellular components of hyperthermophiles(cell membranes, nucleic acids, proteins, metabolites and cofactors)are summarized, which may provide the theoretical basis for the developments and applications of hyperthermophiles and their cellular components.

Key words: hyperthermophiles, thermo-stability, thermal adaptation

Zeng Jing, Guo Jianjun, Qiu Xiaozhong, Wang Xianzhuo, Yuan Lin. Advances on Hyperthermophiles and Mechanism of Their Thermal Adaptation[J]. Biotechnology Bulletin, 2015, 31(9): 30-37.

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