Trichoderma reesei

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Trichoderma reesei
Trichoderma reesei"
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi Division: Ascomycota Subdivision: Pezizomycotina Class: Sordariomycetes Order: Hypocreales Family: Hypocreaceae Genus: Trichoderma Species: T. reesei
Binomial name
Trichoderma reesei

Trichoderma reesei is a mesophilic and filamentous fungus. It is an anamorph of the fungus Hypocrea jecorina. T. reesei has the capacity to secrete large amounts of cellulolytic enzymes (cellulases and hemicellulases). Microbial cellulases have industrial application in the conversion of cellulose, a major component of plant biomass, into glucose.

Recent advances in the biochemistry of cellulase enzymology, the mechanism of cellulose hydrolysis (cellulolysis), strain improvement, molecular cloning and process engineering are bringing T. reesei cellulases closer to being a commercially viable route to cellulose hydrolysis. Major advances have been made in the isolation of Trichoderma mutants, e.g. Rut-C30, RL-P37 and MCG-80.

[edit] See also

• Cellobiohydrolase (CBH)
• Cellulosic ethanol
• Endoglucanase (EG)
• Jungle rot

[edit] External links

• http://www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/progs/afdc/vwbs2.cgi?200
• Trichoderma spp.
• from genencor DNA sequence and Trichoderma reesei EST Database and Mitochondrial Genome.
• hydrolysis by the cellulases from Trichoderma reesei: adsorptions of two cellobiohydrolases, two endocellulases and their core proteins on filter paper and their relation to hydrolysis.
• Enhanced Production of Trichoderma reesei Endoglucanases.
• CBH I from Trichoderma sp..
• CBH I from Trichoderma sp..
• Adsorption and synergism of cellobiohydrolase I and II of Trichoderma reesei during hydrolysis of microcrystalline cellulose.

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