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CRITICAL REVIEWS IN MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 39, Issue 4, Pages 416-426Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.3109/1040841X.2012.722606
Keywords
Degradation; environmental protection; enzyme system; Ganoderma spp.; lignocellulose
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shanghai Science and Technology Committee
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White-rot fungal species belonging to Ganoderma have long been used as medicinal mushrooms in many Asian countries. In recent years, however, attention is not just being paid to their pharmacological properties, but to their other potentially valuable features as well, including their secretion of enzymes which decompose lignin. The current literature regarding lignin-modifying enzymes from the genus Ganoderma, their potential uses, and the components, structures and processes of lignocellulose degradation are discussed. The ligninolytic enzymes from the genus Ganoderma, as well as the number of additional enzymes that participate in lignin degradation, are summarized; further, the potential applications of these enzymes are analyzed and probed in this article. This review will provide insight on the valuable applications of Ganoderma spp. and will serve as a useful reference on the use of lignocellulose degradation as a means of environmental protection.
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