Fungi play a major role in the global carbon cycle because of their ability to utilize plant
biomass (polysaccharides, proteins, and lignin) as carbon source. Due to the complexity and …

Carbon Catabolite Repression (CCR) has fascinated scientists and researchers around the
globe for the past few decades. This important mechanism allows preferential utilization of …

The global amount of soybean and wheat produced is about 350 and 750 million metric tons
every year, respectively. In consequence, huge amounts of waste are produced from them …

Abstract α-Amylase is an important amylolytic enzyme participating in hydrolysis of starch,
the most common carbohydrate in nature. Compared to plant and animal origins, microbial α …

The acetal (O-glycoside) bonds of glycans and glycoconjugates are chemically and
biologically vulnerable, and therefore C-glycosides are of interest as more stable analogs …

Regulated Ire1-dependent decay (RIDD) is a feedback mechanism in which the
endoribonuclease Ire1 cleaves endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-localized mRNAs encoding …

The koji mold Aspergillus oryzae has been used in traditional Japanese food and beverage
fermentation for over a thousand years. Amylolytic enzymes are important in sake …

The filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae, also known as yellow koji mold, produces high
levels of hydrolases such as amylolytic and proteolytic enzymes. This property of producing …

Background Plant biomass is the major substrate for the production of biofuels and
biochemicals, as well as food, textiles and other products. It is also the major carbon source …

Background Second generation (2G) ethanol is produced by breaking down lignocellulosic
biomass into fermentable sugars. In Brazil, sugarcane bagasse has been proposed as the …