Degradation of cellulose by basidiomycetous fungi

Cellulose degradation by cellulose-clearing and non-cellulose-clearing brown-rot fungi.

Cellulose degradation by four cellulose-clearing brown-rot fungi in the Coniophoraceae-Coniophora prasinoides, C. puteana, Leucogyrophana arizonica, and L. olivascens-is compared with that of a non-cellulose-clearing brown-rot fungus, Poria placenta. The cellulose- and the non-cellulose-clearing brown-rot fungi apparently employ similar mechanisms to depolymerize cellulose; most likely a nonenz...

Degradation of recalcitrant biopolymers and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by litter-decomposing basidiomycetous fungi

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The universe of basidiomycetous ground fungi

Although pileate saprobic ground fungi are primarily appreciated for their contributions to the bill of fare, their role in the mineralization of organic residues and xenobiotics in soil should not be underestimated. Enormous differences in their interactions with soil microorganisms and nonhost plants impair their artificial transfer to natural substrates. The paper reviews the impact of emana...

The Decomposition of Cellulose by Soil Fungi*

Cellulose degradation by oxidative enzymes

Enzymatic degradation of plant biomass has attracted intensive research interest for the production of economically viable biofuels. Here we present an overview of the recent findings on biocatalysts implicated in the oxidative cleavage of cellulose, including polysaccharide monooxygenases (PMOs or LPMOs which stands for lytic PMOs), cellobiose dehydrogenases (CDHs) and members of carbohydrate-...