Lignin degradation: microorganisms, enzymes involved, genomes analysis and evolution

G Janusz, A Pawlik, J Sulej… - FEMS microbiology …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Extensive research efforts have been dedicated to describing degradation of wood, which is
a complex process; hence, microorganisms have evolved different enzymatic and non …

A comprehensive insight into the application of white rot fungi and their lignocellulolytic enzymes in the removal of organic pollutants

R Zhuo, F Fan - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Environmental problems resultant from organic pollutants are a major current challenge for
modern societies. White rot fungi (WRF) are well known for their extensive organic …

Notes, outline and divergence times of Basidiomycota

MQ He, RL Zhao, KD Hyde, D Begerow, M Kemler… - Fungal diversity, 2019 - Springer
The Basidiomycota constitutes a major phylum of the kingdom Fungi and is second in
species numbers to the Ascomycota. The present work provides an overview of all validly …

Intracellular pathways for lignin catabolism in white-rot fungi

C Del Cerro, E Erickson, T Dong… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Lignin is a biopolymer found in plant cell walls that accounts for 30% of the organic carbon
in the biosphere. White-rot fungi (WRF) are considered the most efficient organisms at …

[HTML][HTML] Biological valorization of low molecular weight lignin

OY Abdelaziz, DP Brink, J Prothmann, K Ravi… - Biotechnology …, 2016 - Elsevier
Lignin is a major component of lignocellulosic biomass and as such, it is processed in
enormous amounts in the pulp and paper industry worldwide. In such industry it mainly …

Oxidoreductases and reactive oxygen species in conversion of lignocellulosic biomass

B Bissaro, A Várnai, ÅK Røhr… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Biomass constitutes an appealing alternative to fossil resources for the production of
materials and energy. The abundance and attractiveness of vegetal biomass come along …

Expansion of the enzymatic repertoire of the CAZy database to integrate auxiliary redox enzymes

A Levasseur, E Drula, V Lombard, PM Coutinho… - Biotechnology for …, 2013 - Springer
Background Since its inception, the carbohydrate-active enzymes database (CAZy;
http://www. cazy. org) has described the families of enzymes that cleave or build complex …

Extensive sampling of basidiomycete genomes demonstrates inadequacy of the white-rot/brown-rot paradigm for wood decay fungi

R Riley, AA Salamov, DW Brown… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Basidiomycota (basidiomycetes) make up 32% of the described fungi and include most
wood-decaying species, as well as pathogens and mutualistic symbionts. Wood-decaying …

Bacterial catabolism of lignin‐derived aromatics: new findings in a recent decade: update on bacterial lignin catabolism

N Kamimura, K Takahashi, K Mori… - Environmental …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin is the most abundant phenolic polymer; thus, its decomposition by microorganisms is
fundamental to carbon cycling on earth. Lignin breakdown is initiated by depolymerization …

Plant-polysaccharide-degrading enzymes from basidiomycetes

J Rytioja, K Hildén, J Yuzon, A Hatakka… - Microbiology and …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Basidiomycete fungi subsist on various types of plant material in diverse environments, from
living and dead trees and forest litter to crops and grasses and to decaying plant matter in …