Biocatalysis entails the use of purified enzymes in the manufacturing of flavouring chemicals
food industry as well as at the laboratory level. These biocatalysts can significantly …

Background: The role of fungi in cocoa crops is mainly associated with plant diseases and
contamination of harvest with unwanted metabolites such as mycotoxins that can reach the …

With the growing consumer demand for natural food products, including food flavors, efforts
toward identifying biotechnological interventions for their production have increased …

The genus Armillaria includes at least 38 species, most of which are facultative necrotrophs
(Gregory and Rishbeth 1991). Pathogenicity of these organisms can result in Armillaria root …

Ceratocystis canker caused by Ceratocystis destructans is a severe disease of almond,
reducing the longevity and productivity of infected trees. Once the disease has established …

Draft genomes of the species Annulohypoxylon stygium, Aspergillus mulundensis,
Berkeleyomyces basicola (syn. Thielaviopsis basicola), Ceratocystis smalleyi, two …

Phospholipid-hydrolyzing enzymes include members of the phospholipase C (PLC) family
that play important roles in regulating plant growth and responding to stress. In the present …

Phospholipase C (PLC) generates various second messenger molecules and mediates
phospholipid hydrolysis. In recent years, the important roles of plant and fungal PLC in …

Theobroma cacao is one of the main crops of economic importance in the world as the
source of raw material for producing chocolate and derivatives. The crop is the main source …

Ceratocystis fimbriata is an important pathogen with a wide host range that causes xylem
lesions, wilt and death in different plant species. More adapted populations of C. fimbriata …