Molecular cloning, nucleotide sequence, and expression of a carboxypeptidase-encoding gene from the archaebacterium Sulfolobus solfataricus.

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Enzymes isolated from microorganisms which grow at high temperatures, in virtue of their thermostability, may have industrial applications. Sulfolobus solfataricus is an extreme thermoacidophilic archaebacterium, isolated from volcanic hot springs, that grows optimally at 87 °C. Researchers have cloned and sequenced a carboxypeptidase-encoding gene by using an expression library constructed from S. solfataricus genomic DNA.

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