Fungal enzymatic degradation of industrial effluents – A review
S. Sai Vara
Abstract
Environmental and economic affable technology that is mechanized by the enzymes of microbes is bioremediation. Microorganisms like bacteria, fungi and plant life produce large number of digestive enzymes that has been researched and reported regarding their involvement in degrading the persistent pollutants which are lethal to human life. Fungal enzymes possess advantages over additional resources owing to their applicability and sustenance, even in deviant and unfavorable environmental circumstances. Research in exploring these enzymes helped a lot in contributing towards sustainable development of bioprocess technology to reduce the noxiousness of the pollutants. This review is an attempt offering descriptive information on the digestive enzymes from fungi, their application in degrading wide variety of contaminants. Advanced methods like using immobilized fungal cells or enzymes in beads or carriers have received good success and thus future holds promise for development of genes required in cloning for the decolorization and decomposition of dyes as well as bioengineered fungi that can utilize pollutants or various industrial effluents as substrates.