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ClearApplications of Marine-Derived Microorganisms and Their Enzymes in Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, the Underexplored Potentials
This review examines marine-derived microorganisms and their enzymes as sources of novel biocatalysts for industrial biotransformation, covering whole-cell processes and isolated enzymes from marine bacteria and fungi capable of performing oxidation, reduction, hydrolysis, and other organic synthesis reactions under extreme conditions.
Unveiling Biological Activities of Marine Fungi: The Effect of Sea Salt
Marine fungi isolated from Portuguese coastal waters were grown in media supplemented with sea salt to mimic their natural environment, with salt addition altering secondary metabolite profiles and increasing production of antifungal and antibacterial compounds in several strains, suggesting that culture conditions mimicking marine salinity are important for bioprospecting marine fungal bioactivity.
Harnessing Marine Biocatalytic Reservoirs for Green Chemistry Applications through Metagenomic Technologies
This review examines how metagenomic technologies can unlock novel biocatalysts from marine environments to advance green chemistry applications across industrial sectors. Researchers discuss how marine-derived lipases and esterases identified through metagenomics can improve reaction efficiency, reduce energy consumption, and cut waste in chemical manufacturing.
Bioprospecting of Marine Bacteria for their Diversity and Biotechnological Application
This review examines the diversity and biotechnological potential of marine bacteria, covering their unique metabolic pathways adapted to extreme conditions, and discusses applications in enzyme discovery, bioactive compound isolation, bioremediation, and healthcare supported by advances in omics technologies and genetic engineering.
Prospection of marine filamentous fungi in the biodegradation of microplastic
This Brazilian study examined whether marine filamentous fungi can biodegrade microplastics, exploring their enzyme systems and degradation mechanisms. Marine fungi represent an underexplored biological resource for breaking down the plastic pollution accumulating in ocean environments.
The Potential Role of Marine Fungi in Plastic Degradation – A Review
This review examined the potential role of marine fungi in plastic degradation, highlighting that while terrestrial fungi can metabolize some plastic types, marine fungal-plastic interactions remain largely unexplored despite fungi's known ability to break down recalcitrant compounds.
A Comprehensive Insight into Fungal Enzymes: Structure, Classification, and Their Role in Mankind’s Challenges
This review provided a comprehensive overview of fungal enzymes, their structure, classification, and diverse applications across industries from baking to bioremediation. The study highlights that fungi produce more than 50% of the enzymes needed in industry, with the advantage of extracellular production allowing large-scale manufacturing at lower cost.
The Role of Marine Fungi in Degradation of Microplastic and Plastics – a Review
This review examines the role of marine fungi in the biodegradation of microplastics and bulk plastics, synthesising literature on over 400 known plastic-degrading microorganism species and highlighting the most significant fungal groups capable of decomposing plastic materials in marine environments.
An overview on role of fungi in systematic plastic degradation
This review examines the role of fungi in plastic degradation, surveying fungal species and enzymes capable of breaking down common polymers and discussing their potential for sustainable bioremediation of plastic pollution in the environment.
Fungal Bioremediation of Microplastics
This review examines how fungi can be used for bioremediation of plastic pollution, covering the enzymes and metabolic pathways involved in fungal plastic degradation. Fungal approaches complement bacterial strategies and may offer unique capabilities for breaking down certain types of plastics in contaminated environments.
Planktonic marine fungi: A review
This review summarizes the ecology of planktonic marine fungi, which play important roles as decomposers and parasites in ocean ecosystems. Marine fungi also colonize microplastic particles as part of the plastisphere, where they may contribute to plastic degradation.
Fungal-Based Remediation in the Treatment of Anthropogenic Activities and Pharmaceutical-Pollutant-Contaminated Wastewater
This review examines how fungi can be used to break down pharmaceutical pollutants and personal care product residues in wastewater, which have increased since the global pandemic. Researchers found that various fungal species and their enzymes show promising ability to degrade these chemical contaminants through biological processes. The study suggests that fungal-based remediation could offer a cost-effective and environmentally friendly complement to conventional wastewater treatment methods.
Sustainable Degradation of Plastic and Pharmaceutical Waste using Fungal Strains Based Strategies
This review examines fungal-based bioremediation strategies for degrading synthetic plastics and pharmaceutical waste, focusing on filamentous and ligninolytic fungi and the enzymatic pathways they employ. The authors position fungal biodegradation as a cost-effective and eco-friendly alternative to conventional landfilling, incineration, and chemical recycling for persistent environmental contaminants.
Fungal potential for the degradation of petroleum-based polymers: An overview of macro- and microplastics biodegradation
This review examines the potential of fungi to break down petroleum-based plastics, highlighting their unique ability to produce enzymes capable of degrading complex polymers. Researchers found that certain fungal species can use plastic materials as their sole carbon and energy source, offering a promising biological approach to plastic waste remediation. The study calls for further research on novel fungal isolates and molecular techniques to enhance plastic biodegradation processes.
The fascinating world of marine fungi: Emergence of a new research field
This paper is not about microplastics; it is a popular science feature about the emerging research field of marine fungi, describing deep-sea fungal species found on submerged wood and their role in ocean ecosystems.
Recent advances in fungal xenobiotic metabolism: enzymes and applications
Researchers reviewed how fungi use powerful enzymes — including laccases, peroxidases, and cytochrome P450s — to break down a wide range of environmental pollutants such as dyes, pesticides, and toxic PFAS "forever chemicals." These natural fungal capabilities are being harnessed for bioremediation to clean up contaminated environments and for producing valuable industrial compounds.
The hidden power of secondary metabolites in plant-fungi interactions and sustainable phytoremediation
This review explores how plants and fungi produce secondary metabolites that play important roles in their interactions with each other and can be harnessed for cleaning up contaminated environments. Researchers examined how fungal compounds help plants tolerate pollutants like heavy metals and microplastics in soil. The findings suggest that leveraging plant-fungi partnerships could offer sustainable, nature-based approaches to environmental remediation.
Evaluation of Lipid Extracts from the Marine Fungi Emericellopsis cladophorae and Zalerion maritima as a Source of Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Compounds
Researchers evaluated lipid extracts from two marine fungi, Emericellopsis cladophorae and Zalerion maritima, for anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties. The study found that these marine fungal extracts contain bioactive lipid compounds with potential health-beneficial properties, contributing to growing interest in marine organisms as sources of novel therapeutic compounds.
White Rot Fungi as Tools for the Bioremediation of Xenobiotics: A Review
This review examines how white rot fungi use specialized enzymes to break down a wide range of toxic pollutants including synthetic dyes, pesticides, and emerging contaminants like pharmaceuticals. While not specifically about microplastics, these same fungal enzymes are being explored as potential tools for biodegrading plastic waste in contaminated environments.
Novel approaches for removing emerging contaminants from sludge using fungal-mediated processes
Researchers reviewed fungal-mediated processes for removing emerging contaminants from wastewater sludge, including pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals. The study suggests that fungi offer unique biodegradation capabilities through biosorption, enzymatic degradation, and combined treatment methods, presenting a promising bioremediation approach for persistent pollutants.
Marine-Derived Actinomycetes: Biodegradation of Plastics and Formation of PHA Bioplastics—A Circular Bioeconomy Approach
Marine-derived actinomycetes were found capable of accelerating plastic biodegradation and producing polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) as biodegradable plastic alternatives, offering a dual solution to plastic pollution. The study highlights marine microbial biodiversity as an underexplored source of both plastic-degrading enzymes and bio-based polymer production capacity.
Microbes as Biocatalysts of Marine Micropollutants
This review examines how marine microorganisms can serve as biocatalysts to break down micropollutants including industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and microplastics in ocean environments. The study highlights advances in synthetic biology and genomics that are improving microbial efficiency for targeted bioremediation, while noting the need for cooperation among scientists, policymakers, and industry to address implementation challenges.
Plastic-inhabiting fungi in marine environments and PCL degradation activity
Researchers collected fungi growing on plastic waste along Korean coastlines and tested their ability to break down a biodegradable plastic called polycaprolactone (PCL), finding that 87 out of 108 species identified showed some degradation ability. This suggests that ocean plastic surfaces host a diverse community of fungi that could potentially be harnessed to biologically break down plastic pollution in marine environments.
BIORREMEDIAÇÃO DE MICROPLÁSTICOS COM A COLABORAÇÃO DO FUNGO Zalerion maritimum
Researchers investigated whether the marine fungus Zalerion maritimum can bioremediate microplastics in ocean environments, noting that plastic pollution primarily originates from terrestrial sources. The study is a Brazilian-language paper exploring fungal biotechnology as a potential tool for reducing plastic contamination in marine ecosystems.