TY - JOUR
T1 - Sugar transporters from industrial fungi
T2 - Key to improving second-generation ethanol production
AU - Nogueira, Karoline Maria Vieira
AU - Mendes, Vanessa
AU - Carraro, Cláudia Batista
AU - Taveira, Iasmin Cartaxo
AU - Oshiquiri, Letícia Harumi
AU - Gupta, Vijai K.
AU - Silva, Roberto N.
PY - 2020/10
Y1 - 2020/10
N2 - Second-generation ethanol (2G ethanol) has emerged as a promising alternative to fossil fuels owing to the usage of lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) as feedstock. LCB is mainly composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. Biochemical conversion of LCB into ethanol involves four significant steps including pre-treatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, fermentation, and distillation. The major bottleneck to economically feasible 2G ethanol production lies in saccharification and fermentation steps. Lignocellulolytic fungi represent the major commercial sources of biomass-degrading carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) and possessa complex transporter system that is capable of effectively transporting thesugars released from holocellulosehydrolysates. In this context, an improved understanding of fungal sugar transporters can represent an important strategy to overcome the above-mentioned limitations. With this backdrop, the current paper reviews thesugar transporters from lignocellulolytic fungi, and their importance in 2G ethanol production.
AB - Second-generation ethanol (2G ethanol) has emerged as a promising alternative to fossil fuels owing to the usage of lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) as feedstock. LCB is mainly composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. Biochemical conversion of LCB into ethanol involves four significant steps including pre-treatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, fermentation, and distillation. The major bottleneck to economically feasible 2G ethanol production lies in saccharification and fermentation steps. Lignocellulolytic fungi represent the major commercial sources of biomass-degrading carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) and possessa complex transporter system that is capable of effectively transporting thesugars released from holocellulosehydrolysates. In this context, an improved understanding of fungal sugar transporters can represent an important strategy to overcome the above-mentioned limitations. With this backdrop, the current paper reviews thesugar transporters from lignocellulolytic fungi, and their importance in 2G ethanol production.
KW - Aspergillus spp
KW - Lignocellulolytic fungi
KW - Neurospora crassa
KW - Second-generation ethanol
KW - Sugar transporters
KW - Trichoderma reesei
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U2 - 10.1016/j.rser.2020.109991
DO - 10.1016/j.rser.2020.109991
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85087215360
SN - 1364-0321
VL - 131
JO - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
JF - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
M1 - 109991
ER -
