Industrial and biotechnological applications of ligninolytic enzymes of the basidiomycota: A review 

Márcia Jaqueline Mendonça Maciel¹ · Ademir Castro e Silva¹ · Helena Camarão Telles Ribeiro¹*

¹Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia e Recursos Naturais da Amazônia, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Amazonas, Brasil

*Corresponding author: camaraoht20@yahoo.com.br

Financial support: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas (FAPEAM), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) e Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (UEA) Amazonas - Brasil.

Keywords: laccase, lignin peroxidase, manganese peroxidase, white-rot fungi.

Ligninolytic enzymes of the basidiomycetes 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 paper reviews the applications of ligninolytic enzymes of basidiomycetes within different industrial and biotechnological area.