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 …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal cellulases

CM Payne, BC Knott, HB Mayes, H Hansson… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Lignocellulosic biomass has enormous potential to contribute to worldwide energy,
chemical, and material demands in a renewable, sustainable manner. In the United States …

Degradation of cellulose by basidiomycetous fungi

P Baldrian, V Valášková - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Cellulose is the main polymeric component of the plant cell wall, the most abundant
polysaccharide on Earth, and an important renewable resource. Basidiomycetous fungi …

Structural basis for cellobiose dehydrogenase action during oxidative cellulose degradation

TC Tan, D Kracher, R Gandini, C Sygmund… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
A new paradigm for cellulose depolymerization by fungi focuses on an oxidative mechanism
involving cellobiose dehydrogenases (CDH) and copper-dependent lytic polysaccharide …

Oxygen activation by Cu LPMOs in recalcitrant carbohydrate polysaccharide conversion to monomer sugars

KK Meier, SM Jones, T Kaper, H Hansson… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Natural carbohydrate polymers such as starch, cellulose, and chitin provide renewable
alternatives to fossil fuels as a source for fuels and materials. As such, there is considerable …

Multiplicity of enzymatic functions in the CAZy AA3 family

L Sützl, CVFP Laurent, AT Abrera, G Schütz… - Applied microbiology …, 2018 - Springer
The CAZy auxiliary activity family 3 (AA3) comprises enzymes from the glucose-methanol-
choline (GMC) family of oxidoreductases, which assist the activity of other AA family …

Cellobiose dehydrogenase: a versatile catalyst for electrochemical applications

R Ludwig, W Harreither, F Tasca, L Gorton - ChemPhysChem, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Cellobiose dehydrogenase catalyses the oxidation of aldoses—a simple reaction, a boring
enzyme? No, neither for the envisaged bioelectrochemical applications nor mechanistically …

Cellobiose dehydrogenase-a flavocytochrome from wood-degrading, phytopathogenic and saprotropic fungi

M Zamocky, R Ludwig, C Peterbauer… - Current protein and …, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
Cellobiose dehydrogenase, the only currently known extracellular flavocytochrome, is
formed not only by a number of wood-degrading but also by various phytopathogenic fungi …

Fungal aryl-alcohol oxidase: a peroxide-producing flavoenzyme involved in lignin degradation

A Hernández-Ortega, P Ferreira… - Applied microbiology and …, 2012 - Springer
Aryl-alcohol oxidase (AAO) is an extracellular flavoprotein providing the H 2 O 2 required by
ligninolytic peroxidases for fungal degradation of lignin, the key step for carbon recycling in …

The GMC superfamily of oxidoreductases revisited: analysis and evolution of fungal GMC oxidoreductases

L Sützl, G Foley, EMJ Gillam, M Bodén… - Biotechnology for …, 2019 - Springer
Background The glucose–methanol–choline (GMC) superfamily is a large and functionally
diverse family of oxidoreductases that share a common structural fold. Fungal members of …