Green potential of Pleurotus spp. in biotechnology

Alona S Sekan; Olena S Myronycheva; Olov Karlsson; Andrii P Gryganskyi; Yaroslav Blume

doi:10.7717/peerj.6664

Green potential of Pleurotus spp. in biotechnology

PeerJ. 2019 Mar 29:7:e6664. doi: 10.7717/peerj.6664. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Alona S Sekan¹, Olena S Myronycheva², Olov Karlsson², Andrii P Gryganskyi³, Yaroslav Blume¹

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Food Biotechnology and Genomics, National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.
² Division of Wood Science and Engineering, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Lulea University of Technology, Skelleftea, Sweden.
³ LF Lambert Spawn Co., Coatesville, PA, USA.

Abstract

Background: The genus Pleurotus is most exploitable xylotrophic fungi, with valuable biotechnological, medical, and nutritional properties. The relevant features of the representatives of this genus to provide attractive low-cost industrial tools have been reported in numerous studies to resolve the pressure of ecological issues. Additionally, a number of Pleurotus species are highly adaptive, do not require any special conditions for growth, and possess specific resistance to contaminating diseases and pests. The unique properties of Pleurotus species widely used in many environmental technologies, such as organic solid waste recycling, chemical pollutant degradation, and bioethanol production.

Methodology: The literature study encompasses peer-reviewed journals identified by systematic searches of electronic databases such as Google Scholar, NCBI, Springer, ResearchGate, ScienceDirect, and ISI Web of Knowledge. The search scheme was divided into several steps, as described below.

Results: In this review, we describe studies examining the biotechnological feasibility of Pleurotus spp. to elucidate the importance of this genus for use in green technology. Here, we review areas of application of the genus Pleurotus as a prospective biotechnological tool.

Conclusion: The incomplete description of some fungal biochemical pathways emphasises the future research goals for this fungal culture.

Keywords: Degradation; Enzyme; Gene; Identification; Lignin; Mushroom cultivation; Pleurotus; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Waste bioremediation.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by Swedish Research Council for the Environment Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (FORMAS) projects “Experimental studies of capillary phenomena in bio-based materials” (942-2016-64) and “Fungal growth on modified wood-based products under subarctic conditions” (2017-419), and by BioInnovation IPOS—Swedish wood—Innovation potential for the bio-based society (DP2). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.