Abstract Background Floudas et al.(Science 336: 1715) established that lignin-degrading
fungi appeared at the end of Carboniferous period associated with the production of the first …

Background Despite claims as key enzymes in enzymatic delignification, very scarce
information on the reaction rates between the ligninolytic versatile peroxidase (VP) and …

Ustilaginomycotina is home to a broad array of fungi including important plant pathogens
collectively called smut fungi. Smuts are biotrophs that produce characteristic perennating …

Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) belonging to the AA14 family are believed
to contribute to the enzymatic degradation of lignocellulosic biomass by specifically acting …

Ethanol production from non-pretreated lignocellulose was carried out in a consolidated
bioprocess with wood-decay fungi of phlebioid Polyporales. Ethanol production was …

Lignin represents the second most abundant biopolymer of the plant cell wall. Among
microorganisms, fungi are the most efficient lignin decomposers. The discovery of …

The order Hymenochaetales of white rot fungi contain some of the most aggressive wood
decayers causing tree deaths around the world. Despite their ecological importance and the …

We present a multilocus phylogeny of the class Dacrymycetes, based on data from the 18S,
ITS, 28S, RPB1, RPB2, TEF-1α, 12S, and ATP6 DNA regions, with c. 90 species including …

The present study aimed to give insights into the binding interactions of the laccases and
peroxidase for the degradation of the lignin. The active site of the applied enzymes contains …

Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) catalyze the oxidative cleavage of
glycosidic bonds in recalcitrant polysaccharides such as chitin and cellulose and their …