| Biotechnological Applications of Cold-Adapted Organisms Contributor(s): Margesin, R. (Author), Margesin, Rosa (Editor), Schinner, Franz F. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3540649727 ISBN-13: 9783540649724 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Biotechnology - Medical | Biochemistry - Medical | Microbiology |
| Dewey: 660.6 |
| LCCN: 98055124 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.47 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: There is an increasing interest of biotechnologists in the potential of cold-adapted organisms, since they play a major role in the processes of nutrient turnover and primary biomass production in cold ecosystems. Essential advantages of the application of such organisms are the rapid microbial metabolism at low temperatures, the low activation energy for enzymatic substrate hydrolysis and the low thermostability of enzymes from cold-adapted organisms. Benefits can also be deduced from the frost hardiness and frost resistance of cold-adapted plants and animals. |
