Cultivation of mushrooms and their lignocellulolytic enzyme production through the utilization of agro-industrial waste

• Main Authors: Jaturong Kumla, Nakarin Suwannarach, Kanaporn Sujarit, Watsana Penkhrue, Pattana Kakumyan, Kritsana Jatuwong, Santhiti Vadthanarat, Saisamorn Lumyong
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85086944983&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/70230
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2020 MDPI AG. All rights reserved. A large amount of agro-industrial waste is produced worldwide in various agricultural sectors and by different food industries. The disposal and burning of this waste have created major global environmental problems. Agro-industrial waste mainly consists of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, all of which are collectively defined as lignocellulosic materials. This waste can serve as a suitable substrate in the solid-state fermentation process involving mushrooms. Mushrooms degrade lignocellulosic substrates through lignocellulosic enzyme production and utilize the degraded products to produce their fruiting bodies. Therefore, mushroom cultivation can be considered a prominent biotechnological process for the reduction and valorization of agro-industrial waste. Such waste is generated as a result of the eco-friendly conversion of low-value by-products into new resources that can be used to produce value-added products. Here, we have produced a brief review of the current findings through an overview of recently published literature. This overview has focused on the use of agro-industrial waste as a growth substrate for mushroom cultivation and lignocellulolytic enzyme production.