Enzymes have played a crucial role in mankind's challenges to use different types of
biological systems for a diversity of applications. They are proteins that break down and …

Covering: 2010 to 2021 Organisms in nature have evolved into proficient synthetic chemists,
utilizing specialized enzymatic machinery to biosynthesize an inspiring diversity of …

In 1917, a food chemist named James Currie made a promising discovery: any strain of the
filamentous mould Aspergillus niger would produce high concentrations of citric acid when …

Fungi have the ability to transform organic materials into a rich and diverse set of useful
products and provide distinct opportunities for tackling the urgent challenges before all …

Aspergillus niger has become one of the most important hosts for food enzyme production
due to its unique food safety characteristics and excellent protein secretion systems. A series …

Background The circular economy closes loops in industrial manufacturing processes and
minimizes waste. A bio-based economy aims to replace fossil-based resources and …

Organic acids are important consumable materials with a wide range of applications in the
food, biopolymer and chemical industries. The global consumer organic acids market is …

Plastic waste in the environment is a significant threat due to its resistance to biological
processes. Here we report the ability of fungal strains found on floating plastic debris to …

Polystyrene (PS) is one of the most used yet infrequently recycled plastics. Although
manufactured on the scale of 300 million tons per year globally, current approaches toward …

Fungi and oomycetes are filamentous microorganisms that include a diversity of highly
developed pathogens of plants. These are sophisticated modulators of plant processes that …