Review article
Oxidoreductases from Trametes spp. in Biotechnology: A Wealth of Catalytic Activity
Gibson S. Nyanhongo
; Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12, A-8010 Graz, Austria
Georg Gűbitz
; Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12, A-8010 Graz, Austria
Prakit Sukyai
; Faculty of Medicine, Kasetsart University, Phaholyotin Road, Chatujak Bangkok 10900, Thailand
Christian Leitner
; Department of Food Sciences and Technology, Division of Food Biotechnology, BOKU-University for Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
Dietmar Haltrich
; Department of Food Sciences and Technology, Division of Food Biotechnology, BOKU-University for Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Muthgasse 18, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
Roland Ludwig
; Research Centre Applied Biocatalysis, Petersgasse 14, A-8010 Graz, Austria
Abstract
Those oxidoreductases that are part of the ligninolytic complex of basidiomycete and ascomycete fungi have played an increasingly important role in biotechnological applications during the last decade. The stability of these extracellular enzymes, their good solubility, and a multitude of catalyzed reactions contribute to this trend. This review focuses on a single genus of white-rot basidiomycetes, Trametes, to highlight the numerous possibilities for the application of this microorganism as well as three of its enzymes: laccase, cellobiose dehydrogenase, and pyranose 2-oxidase. Whereas laccase is without doubt a major player in biotechnology, the two other enzymes are less well known, but represent emerging biocatalysts with potential. Both cellobiose dehydrogenase and pyranose 2-oxidase are presumed to participate in lignin breakdown and will be used to exemplify the potential of less prominent oxidoreductases from this genus.
Keywords
Trametes; laccase; cellobiose dehydrogenase; pyranose 2-oxidase; biodegradation; biosensors
Hrčak ID:
24173
URI
Publication date:
14.9.2007.
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