Studies on Manganese Peroxidase of a Mushroom - Stereum Ostrea

ISBN-13: 9783659154805 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 256 str.

K Praveen;K Y Usha;B Rajasekhar Reddy

Opis

Ligninolytic enzymes of microorganisms particularly fungi belongs to Basidiomycota play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle. The demand for application of ligninolytic enzymes complexes of white-rot fungi in industry and biotechnology is ever increasing due to their use in a variety of processes. Ligninolytic enzymes have potential applications in a large number of fields, including the chemical, fuel, food, agricultural, paper, textile, cosmetic industrial sectors and more. This ligninolytic system of white-rot fungi is also directly involved in the degradation of various xenobiotic compounds and dyes. Their capacities to remove xenobiotic substances and produce polymeric products make them a useful tool for bioremediation purposes. This book experimentally explains the production, purification, characterization and dye decolorization ability of one of the ligninolytic enzymes i.e., Manganese peroxidases (EC 1.11.1.13; belong to the family of oxidoreductases) of Stereum ostrea, the false turkey tail fungus.

O autorze

Mr. Praveen and Miss. Usha are research scholars in the Department of Microbiology, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, India working on lignocellulolytic enzymes of different fungal sources. Prof. B.R. Reddy is the Professor of Microbiology and active researcher of Environmental Biotechnology.