Recent advances in the biosynthesis of fungal glucan structural diversity.
Carbohydr Polym
; 329: 121782, 2024 Apr 01.
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| ID: mdl-38286552
ABSTRACT
Glucans are the most abundant class of macromolecule polymers in fungi, which are commonly found in Ascomycota and Basidiomycota. Fungal glucans are not only essential for cell integrity and function but also crucial for the immense industrial interest in high value applications. They present a variety of structural characteristics at the nanoscale due to the high regulation of genes and the involvement of stochastic processes in synthesis. However, although recent findings have demonstrated the genes of glucans synthesis are relatively conserved across diverse fungi, the formation and organization of diverse glucan structures is still unclear in fungi. Here, we summarize the structural features of fungal glucans and the recent developments in the mechanisms of glucans biosynthesis. Furthermore, we propose the engineering strategies of targeted glucan synthesis and point out the remaining challenges in the synthetic process. Understanding the synthesis process of diverse glucans is necessary for tailoring high value glucan towards specific applications. This engineering strategy contributes to enable the sustainable and efficient production of glucan diversity.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Basidiomycota
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Beta-Glucans
Language:
En
Journal:
Carbohydr Polym
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China