ReviewApplied microbiology and biotechnology2025
Cell walls of filamentous fungi - challenges and opportunities for biotechnology.
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Abstract
The cell wall of filamentous fungi is essential for growth and development, both of which are crucial for fermentations that play a vital role in the bioeconomy. It typically has an inner rigid core composed of chitin and beta-1,3-/beta-1,6-glucans and a rather gel-like outer layer containing other polysaccharides and glycoproteins varying between and within species. Only a fraction of filamentous fungal species is used for the biotechnological production of enzymes, organic acids, and bioactive compounds such as antibiotics in large amounts on a yearly basis by precision fermentation. Most of these products are secreted into the production medium and must therefore pass through fungal cell walls at high transfer rates. Thus, cell wall mutants have gained interest for industrial enzyme production, although the causal relationship between cell walls and productivity requires further elucidation. Additionally, the extraction of valuable biopolymers like chitin and chitosan from spent fungal biomass, which is predominantly composed of cell walls, represents an underexplored opportunity for circular bioeconomy. Questions persist regarding the effective extraction of these biopolymers from the cell wall and their repurposing in valorization processes. This review aims to address these issues and promote further research on understanding the cell walls in filamentous fungi to optimize their biotechnological use. KEY POINTS: • The highly complex cell walls of filamentous fungi are important for biotechnology. • Cell wall mutants show promising potential to improve industrial enzyme secretion. • Recent studies revealed enhanced avenues for chitin/chitosan from fungal biomass.
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