Viviana De Luca

TL;DR: A bioreactor containing the “PU-immobilized enzyme” (PU-SspCA) as shredded foam was used for experimental tests aimed to verify the CO2 capture capability in conditions close to those of a power plant application.

TL;DR: The biochemical properties, thermostability and inhibition of SazCA were compared with those of the thermophilic and mesophilic counterparts, demonstrating the special features of this unique enzyme.

TL;DR: A new carbonic anhydrase from the thermophilic bacterium Sulfurihydrogenibium yellowstonense YO3AOP1 was identified and characterized and showed biochemical properties never observed for the mammalian enzyme.

TL;DR: The study suggests that increased structural compactness, together with an increased number of charged residues on the protein surface and a greater number of ionic networks, seem to be the key factors involved in the higher thermostability of this enzyme with respect to its mesophilic homologues.

TL;DR: This work cloned, purified, and characterized an α-carbonic anhydrase from the human pathogenic bacterium Vibrio cholerae, and proposes that VchCA may be a target for antibiotic development, exploiting a mechanism of action rarely considered until now.