Moesziomyces antarcticus

Moesziomyces antarcticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Ustilaginomycetes
Order: Ustilaginales
Family: Ustilaginaceae
Genus: Moesziomyces
Species:
M. antarcticus
Binomial name
Moesziomyces antarcticus
(Goto, Sugiy. & Iizuka) Q.M. Wang, Begerow, F.Y. Bai & Boekhout (2015)
Synonyms

Sporobolomyces antarcticus Goto, Sugiy. & Iizuka (1969)
Candida antarctica (Goto, Sugiy. & Iizuka) Kurtzman, M.J. Smiley, C.J. Johnson & M.J. Hoffman (1983)
Vanrija antarctica (Goto, Sugiy. & Iizuka) R.T. Moore (1987)
Pseudozyma antarctica (Goto, Sugiy. & Iizuka) Boekhout (1995)


Moesziomyces antarcticus is a species of fungus in the order Ustilaginales. The species occurs as a yeast and was originally isolated from Antarctic lake sediment.[1] It is a rare cause of human fungaemia infections.[2]

The yeast is a source of important industrial enzymes.[3] Immobilized Moesziomyces antarcticus lipase can be used to catalyze the regioselective acylation of flavonoids[4] or direct acylation with phenolic acids.[5] Moesziomyces antarcticus contains a lipase enzyme that is able to cleave ester bonds in PET plastic.[6]


References

  1. ^ Sugiyama J, Sugiyama Y, Iizuka H, Torii T (1967). "Report of the Japanese summer parties in dry valleys, Victoria Land, 1963–1965. IV. Mycological studies of the Antarctic fungi. Part. 2. Mycoflora of Lake Vanda, an ice-free lake". Antarct. Rec. 28: 23–32.
  2. ^ Liu Y, Zou Z, Hu Z, Wang W, Xiong J (2019). "Morphology and molecular analysis of Moesziomyces antarcticus isolated from the blood samples of a Chinese patient". Front. Microbiol. 10: 254. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2019.00254. PMC 6384246. PMID 30828326.
  3. ^ Raza, S; Fransson, L; Hult, K (2001). "Enantioselectivity in Candida antarctica lipase B: A molecular dynamics study". Protein Science. 10 (2): 329–338. doi:10.1110/ps.33901. PMC 2373953. PMID 11266619.
  4. ^ Passicos, E; Santarelli, X; Coulon, D (2004). "Regioselective acylation of flavonoids catalyzed by immobilized Candida antarctica lipase under reduced pressure". Biotechnology Letters. 26 (13): 1073–6. doi:10.1023/B:BILE.0000032967.23282.15. PMID 15218382. S2CID 26716150.
  5. ^ Stevenson, David E.; Wibisono, Reginald; Jensen, Dwayne J.; Stanley, Roger A.; Cooney, Janine M. (2006). "Direct acylation of flavonoid glycosides with phenolic acids catalysed by Candida antarctica lipase B (Novozym 435®)". Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 39 (6): 1236–1241. doi:10.1016/j.enzmictec.2006.03.006.
  6. ^ Carniel, Adriano; Valoni, Érika; Nicomedes, José; Gomes, Absai da Conceição; Castro, Aline Machado de (2017-08-01). "Lipase from Candida antarctica (CALB) and cutinase from Humicola insolens act synergistically for PET hydrolysis to terephthalic acid". Process Biochemistry. 59: 84–90. doi:10.1016/j.procbio.2016.07.023. ISSN 1359-5113.