Occurrence, properties, and applications of feruloyl esterases.
Feruloyl esterases hydrolyze the ester linkages of ferulic and diferulic acids present in plant cell walls. This interesting group of enzymes also has a potentially broad range of applications in the pharmaceutical and agri-food industries. An overview of the current knowledge of fungal feruloyl esterases focusing on the diverse of substrate specificity and potential applications is presented in this review. Furthermore, biological functions of ferulic acid are discussed.
Koseki
Takuya
T
Department of Bioresource Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University, 1-23 Wakaba-machi, Tsuruoka 997-8555, Japan. tkoseki@tds1.tr.yamagata-u.ac.jp
Fushinobu
Shinya
S
Ardiansyah
Shirakawa
Hitoshi
H
Komai
Michio
M
D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D003373:Coumaric Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005658:Fungi / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D007218:Industrial Microbiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D013379:Substrate Specificity
D003373:Coumaric Acids; D005656:Fungal Proteins; C004999:ferulic acid; D002265:Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases; C070196:feruloyl esterase