Fomitopsis palustris
| Fomitopsis palustris | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Basidiomycetes |
| Subclass: | Agaricomycetidae |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Fomitopsidaceae |
| Genus: | Fomitopsis |
| Species: | F. palustris |
| Binomial name | |
| Fomitopsis palustris (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Gilb. & Ryvarden, (1985) | |
Fomitopsis palustris is a species of fungus in the family Fomitopsidaceae. It causes brown rot, a disease of wood that results from the enzymatic breakdown of the wood component cellulose, but not lignin. Several enzymes involved in the wood decay process have been biochemically characterized.
Wood decay enzymes
F. palustris is known to possess three different cellulase enzymes.[1]
An endoglucanase, named EG-II, has been purified and characterized from this species in 2008; it is believed to assist in the wood rot process by loosening the polysaccharide network in cell walls by disentangling hemicelluloses associated with cellulose.[2]
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References
- ↑ Yoon JJ, Kim YK (December 2005). "Degradation of crystalline cellulose by the brown-rot basidiomycete Fomitopsis palustris". J. Microbiol. 43 (6): 487–92. PMID 16410763. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ↑ Shimokawa T, Shibuya H, Nojiri M, Yoshida S, Ishihara M (September 2008). "Purification, molecular cloning, and enzymatic properties of a family 12 endoglucanase (EG-II) from Fomitopsis palustris: role of EG-II in larch holocellulose hydrolysis". Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74 (18): 5857–61. doi:10.1128/AEM.00435-08. PMC 2547054. PMID 18658283. Retrieved 2008-12-15.