Review of Recent Advances in the Physiology of the Regulation of Cellulase and Xylanase Production by Basidiomycetes

The potential of wood-rotting and litter-deconstructing basidiomycetes to convert lignocellulose into a wide variety products has been extensively studied. In particular, basidiomycete secretomes are attracting much attention from researchers biotechnology companies due their ability produce extracellular hydrolytic oxidative enzymes that effectively degrade cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin plant biomass. An analysis the available literature data shows Basidiomycota fungi, which most adapted depolymerization polysaccharides, promising but so far unexploited sources new enzymes. review summarizes latest on great variety, common features, unique properties individual fungi production cellulases xylanases by various physiological ecological groups basidiomycetes. important microbial cellulase-producing strains for submerged solid-phase fermentation, as well main substrates, including use agro-industrial waste, considered. It highlights ways increase both cellulase xylanase expression levels cost-effectiveness producing these biotechnological applications. is anticipated this will be particularly useful novice scientists working in biorefinery, it describes current knowledge issues related regulation polysaccharide hydrolyzing enzyme synthesis.