Question

Why endospore are not killed by boiling water and also explain the mechanism of heat resistance of bacterial endospore ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The heat resistance of endospores is due to a variety of factors: Calcium dipicolinate, abundant within the endospore, may stabilize and protect the endospore's DNA. Small acid-soluble proteins (SASPs) saturate the endospore's DNA and protect it from heat, drying, chemicals, and radiation.