Sexual crossing of thermophilic fungus Myceliophthora heterothallica improved enzymatic degradation of sugar beet pulp.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Enzymatic degradation of plant biomass requires a complex mixture of many different enzymes. Like most fungi, thermophilic Myceliophthora species therefore have a large set of enzymes targeting different linkages in plant polysaccharides. The majority of these enzymes have not been functionally characterized, and their role in plant biomass degradation is unknown. The biotechnological challenge is to select the right set of enzymes to efficiently degrade a particular biomass. This study describes a strategy using sexual crossing and screening with the thermophilic fungus Myceliophthora heterothallica to identify specific enzymes associated with improved sugar beet pulp saccharification.

Results

Two genetically diverse M. heterothallica strains CBS 203.75 and CBS 6

SUBMITTER: Aguilar-Pontes MV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4761134 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature