Linder, Tomas
(2018).
Assimilation of alternative sulfur sources in fungi.
World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 34
, 1-7
[Article Review/Survey]
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Abstract
Fungi are well known for their metabolic versatility, whether it is the degradation of complex organic substrates or the biosynthesis of intricate secondary metabolites. The vast majority of studies concerning fungal metabolic pathways for sulfur assimilation have focused on conventional sources of sulfur such as inorganic sulfur ions and sulfur-containing biomolecules. Less is known about the metabolic pathways involved in the assimilation of so-called “alternative” sulfur sources such as sulfides, sulfoxides, sulfones, sulfonates, sulfate esters and sulfamates. This review summarizes our current knowledge regarding the structural diversity of sulfur compounds assimilated by fungi as well as the biochemistry and genetics of metabolic pathways involved in this process. Shared sequence homology between bacterial and fungal sulfur assimilation genes have lead to the identification of several candidate genes in fungi while other enzyme activities and pathways so far appear to be specific to the fungal kingdom. Increased knowledge of how fungi catabolize this group of compounds will ultimately contribute to a more complete understanding of sulfur cycling in nature as well as the environmental fate of sulfur-containing xenobiotics.
Authors/Creators: | Linder, Tomas |
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Title: | Assimilation of alternative sulfur sources in fungi |
Series Name/Journal: | World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology |
Year of publishing : | 2018 |
Volume: | 34 |
Page range: | 1-7 |
Number of Pages: | 7 |
Publisher: | Springer |
ISSN: | 0959-3993 |
Language: | English |
Publication Type: | Article Review/Survey |
Refereed: | Yes |
Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed |
Version: | Published version |
Copyright: | Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 |
Full Text Status: | Public |
Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 1 Natural sciences > 106 Biological Sciences (Medical to be 3 and Agricultural to be 4) > Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 1 Natural sciences > 106 Biological Sciences (Medical to be 3 and Agricultural to be 4) > Microbiology (Microbiology in the medical area to be 30109) (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 4 Agricultural Sciences > 404 Agricultural Biotechnology > Genetics and Breeding |
Keywords: | Desulfurization, Enzymes, Fungi, Metabolism, Sulfur |
URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-4987 |
Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-4987 |
ID Code: | 15413 |
Faculty: | NJ - Fakulteten för naturresurser och jordbruksvetenskap |
Department: | (NL, NJ) > Department of Molecular Sciences |
Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector |
Deposited On: | 11 Sep 2018 09:32 |
Metadata Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2020 14:17 |
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