Publications by authors named "Sai Hariharan Sankara Subramanian"
Type III polyketide synthases (type III PKSs) are single homodimeric enzymes that produce diverse products such as phloroglucinol, pyrones, resorcinols and chalcones which are biotechnologically important molecules. In an attempt to identify new type III PKS from extreme environments, the deep-sea sediment metagenome from Bay of Bengal was screened for type III PKS genes. BLASTX analyses of Nanopore sequence derived metagenome with the in-house created PKS database revealed a full length type III PKS from a 5 kb fragment.
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- - The Bay of Bengal is ecologically important and has valuable natural resources, but research on the microbial diversity in its sediment is limited.
- - By using Nanopore sequencing to analyze deep-sea sediment samples, the study found that bacteria from the Proteobacteria phylum are the most prevalent in certain samples.
- - The findings suggest that microbial communities in the Bay of Bengal are capable of processes like carbon fixation and bioremediation, highlighting the area's potential for further scientific exploration.