alkalophilic

English

Etymology

From alkalophile +‎ -ic.

Adjective

alkalophilic (comparative more alkalophilic, superlative most alkalophilic)

1. Able to survive and grow in an alkaline environment.
   • 2015 July 11, “Structural Insight into and Mutational Analysis of Family 11 Xylanases: Implications for Mechanisms of Higher pH Catalytic Adaptation”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     We have previously characterized a family 11 xylanase, Xyn11A-LC from alkalophilic Bacillus sp.

Derived terms

• thermoalkalophilic