Cellulose is an abundant natural biopolymer on earth, found as a major constituent of plant
cell wall in lignocellulosic form. Unlike other compounds cellulose is not easily soluble in …

The hypersecreting mutant Trichoderma reesei RUT-C30 (ATCC 56765) is one of the most
widely used strains of filamentous fungi for the production of cellulolytic enzymes and …

Basic and applied research on microbial cellulases, hemicellulases and pectinases has not
only generated significant scientific knowledge but has also revealed their enormous …

Fungi belonging to the genera Trichoderma and Gliocladium are soil-bourne saprophytes
which have been used for industrial and agricultural applications for decades. Some strains …

Glucoamylase is one of the oldest and widely used biocatalysts in food industry. The major
application of glucoamylase is the saccharification of partially processed starch/dextrin to …

Enzymes from filamentous fungi are already widely exploited, but new applications for
known enzymes and new enzymic activities continue to be found. In addition, enzymes from …

Trichoderma reesei has a long history of safe use in industrial-scale enzyme production.
Applications of cellulases and xylanases produced by this fungus are found in food, animal …

Filamentous fungi are critical to production of many commercial enzymes and organic
compounds. Fungal-based systems have several advantages over bacterial-based systems …

The filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei was shown to secrete active cellobiohydrolase I
and the endoglucanase I catalytic core domain into the culture medium when the fungus …

During the last 5 years, strain improvement by genetic engineering has been established as
a good alternative for traditional methods of strain improvement such as mutagenesis and …