Table 1 Published data on the temperature stability of PDC from different organisms

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

ScPdc

30–45

T ^a_1/2 is 5 min at 52.6 ± 0.4 °C

[33]

ScPdcM

40–55

T_1/2 is 5 min at 61.8 ± 0.1 °C

Kluyveromyces marxianus

KmPdc

30

No data on thermostability available. The organism can grow and produce ethanol at 45–48 °C

[34]

Zymobacter palmae

ZpPdc

55

T_1/2 is 10 h at 50 °C and 0.4 h at 60 °C

[35]

Ogataea polymorpha ATCC 14754

OpPdc

–

No data on thermostability available. The organism can grow and produce ethanol at 45–48 °C

[24]

Zymomonas mobilis

ZmPdc

60

T_1/2 is 24 h at 50 °C

[36]

Gluconobacter oxydans

GoPdc

53

40% enzyme activity remains after 30 min at 65 °C

[32]

Acetobacter pasteurianus

ApPdc

65

T_1/2 is 12 h at 50 °C and 2 h at 60 °C

[35]