Fungal Enzymes 2021

Dear Colleagues,

Fungi are ubiquotous in nature. Numerous types of fungal oxidoreductases and hydrolases enable fungal substrate acquisition and further vital interactions with biotic and abiotic factors in a multitude of diverse fungal habitats. At the same time, these enzymes form the basis for a plethora of useful applications. Fungi exhibit potent adaptive features and tolerance in harsh and/or rapidly changing environmental conditions of, e.g., high salinity, high humdity, drought, and high, as well as low, temperatures. Therefore, they represent an extremely valuable source of potential new enzymes with improved efficiency and robustness. Fungal enzymes hold great promise for the bioconversion of agro-allied wastes into biofules and value-added products, and may thus boost the desired transition towards a circular and sustainable bioeconomy. We cordially invite you to submit manuscripts of research articles, reviews and short communications addressing the discovery, exploration, characterisation, improvement, production and use of fungal enzymes in various areas of application. Examples for these include (but are not limited to) environmental (e.g. wastewater treatment), industrial (e.g. pharmaceutical, textile and cosmetic industries) and food biotechnology, biorefinery approaches aiming at the valorization of lignocellulosic biomass, and analytical tools in diagnostics and monitoring.

Dr. Paul Olusegun Bankole
Dr. Dietmar Schlosser
Guest Editors

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