Characterization of two 1,3-beta-glucan-modifying enzymes from Penicillium sumatraense reveals new insights into 1,3-beta-glucan metabolism of fungal saprotrophs.
Scafati, V., Troilo, F., Ponziani, S., Giovannoni, M., Scortica, A., Pontiggia, D., Angelucci, F., Di Matteo, A., Mattei, B., Benedetti, M.(2022) Biotechnol Biofuels Bioprod 15: 138-138
- PubMed: 36510318 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-022-02233-8
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
8AKP - PubMed Abstract: 
1,3-β-glucan is a polysaccharide widely distributed in the cell wall of several phylogenetically distant organisms, such as bacteria, fungi, plants and microalgae. The presence of highly active 1,3-β-glucanases in fungi evokes the biological question on how these organisms can efficiently metabolize exogenous sources of 1,3-β-glucan without incurring in autolysis.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy.