title: Noncellulolytic fungal beta-glucanases: their physiology and regulation.
abstract: The occurrence, regulation, and action of fungal enzymes capable of degrading noncellulosic beta-glucans, especially 1,3-beta- and 1,6-beta-glucans, are reviewed. Special consideration is given to their roles in both metabolic and morphogenetic events in the fungal cell, including cell wall extension, hyphal branching, sporulation, budding, and autolysis. Also examined are the protocols currently available for their purification, with some of the properties of purified beta-glucanases discussed in terms of their potential applications in industrial, agricultural, and medical fields.
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Research Centre, La Trobe University College of Northern Victoria, Bendigo, Australia.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Pitson
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Seviour
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: McDougall
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D005658:Fungi / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development; D043326:Glucan 1,3-beta-Glucosidase; D005936:Glucans / Q000737:chemistry; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D001617:beta-Glucosidase / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D005936:Glucans; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; D001617:beta-Glucosidase; D043326:Glucan 1,3-beta-Glucosidase; C020105:endo-1,6-beta-glucanase