Over 70 species of Basidiomycota fungi are analyzed for their pectinase enzymes, summarizing genetic diversity across more than 100 genes. The review details cultivation conditions affecting enzyme activity, which ranges from 0.05 µmol/min/mL to 1163.8 units/gsubstrate, and covers purification methods and biochemical properties. Authored by Pavlo Zubyk for the Microbiological Journal, this dataset was last updated on June 3, 2026.
Use Cases
- Identify promising fungal strains for industrial pectinase production based on reported activity ranges and genera like Pleurotus, Trametes, and Lentinula.
- Optimize cultivation conditions for enzyme biosynthesis based on described factors like substrate type, temperature, pH, and nitrogen supplementation.
- Compare biochemical properties of pectinases, such as thermostability (40–60 °C optima) and pH optima (3.5–6.5), for specific application suitability.
- Analyze the genetic basis of pectinolytic activity using the cataloged genes from CAZy families GH, PL, and CE.
- Evaluate enzyme purification and recovery methods based on described techniques like ammonium sulfate precipitation and chromatography.
Strengths
- Analyzes a specific and underexplored group, covering over 70 Basidiomycota species.
- Summarizes genetic data for over 100 pectinase-encoding genes across multiple enzyme families.
- Reports concrete enzyme activity ranges from 0.05 µmol/min/mL to 1163.8 units/gsubstrate.
- Details specific purification factors (2.4–10.5) and recovery rates (21–65%).
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Microbiological Journal
- Collection Method
- Review and analysis of existing literature and data.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-03 04:50:32; freshness should be verified.