Role of fungi in bioremediation of emerging pollutants

A Vaksmaa, S Guerrero-Cruz, P Ghosh… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Advancements in chemical, medical, cosmetic, and plastic producing industries have
improved agricultural yields, health and human life in general. As a negative consequence …

A review on catalytic-enzyme degradation of toxic environmental pollutants: Microbial enzymes

A Saravanan, PS Kumar, DVN Vo… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Industrialization and other human anthropogenic activities cause serious threats to the
environment. The toxic pollutants can cause detrimental diseases on diverse living beings in …

Biodelignification of lignocellulose using ligninolytic enzymes from white-rot fungi

H Suryadi, JJ Judono, MR Putri, AD Eclessia, JM Ulhaq… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Lignocellulose is the most abundant biomass available on earth, including wood and
agricultural wastes such as rice straw, corn cobs, and oil palm empty bunches. The …

Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by fungal enzymes: A review

T Kadri, T Rouissi, SK Brar, M Cledon, S Sarma… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a large group of chemicals. They represent an
important concern due to their widespread distribution in the environment, their resistance to …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal responses to abiotic stresses: a review

I Lenoir, J Fontaine, ALH Sahraoui - Phytochemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
The majority of plants live in close collaboration with a diversity of soil organisms among
which arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play an essential role. Mycorrhizal symbioses …

Bioengineered microbial strains for detoxification of toxic environmental pollutants

Q Maqsood, A Sumrin, R Waseem, M Hussain… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Industrialization and other anthropogenic human activities pose significant environmental
risks. As a result of the hazardous pollution, numerous living organisms may suffer from …

Removal of pharmaceutical compounds in water and wastewater using fungal oxidoreductase enzymes

M Naghdi, M Taheran, SK Brar… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Due to recalcitrance of some pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs), conventional
wastewater treatment is not able to remove them effectively. Therefore, their occurrence in …

Fungal biodegradation and enzymatic modification of lignin

M Dashtban, H Schraft, TA Syed… - International journal of …, 2010 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lignin, the most abundant aromatic biopolymer on Earth, is extremely recalcitrant to
degradation. By linking to both hemicellulose and cellulose, it creates a barrier to any …

Lignin depolymerization and utilization by bacteria

R Xu, K Zhang, P Liu, H Han, S Zhao, A Kakade… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
Lignin compound wastes are generated as a result of agricultural and industrial practices.
Microorganism-mediated bio-catalytic processes can depolymerize and utilize lignin eco …

Performance of Meyerozyma caribbica as a novel manganese peroxidase-producing yeast inhabiting wood-feeding termite gut symbionts for azo dye decolorization …

SS Ali, R Al-Tohamy, J Sun - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
For hazardous toxic pollutants such as textile wastewater and azo dyes, microbial-based
and peroxidase-assisted remediation represents a highly promising and environmentally …