Search for natural peptidases in the microbial mat of hot spring Garga and their variety

The aim of the study is to determine the natural peptidases in the microbial mat of the Garga hot spring and their diversity. The article is devoted to a comprehensive study of peptidases, which are a separate group of hydrolytic enzymes involved in the decomposition of organic matter. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the analysis of preparations of microbial communities of hot springs of the Baikal rift zone by high-performance sequencing, whichprovide hydrolysis of biopolymers at the first stages of destruction of organic matter. As a result, a metagenomic analysis was performed, which revealed the spread of metal- peptidases in the studied microbial communities. Potential peptidases that may be of biotechnological interest have been identified in metagenomic sequences.