Moesziomyces antarcticus explained

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. It is a rare cause of human fungaemia infections.

The yeast is a source of important industrial enzymes.^[1] Immobilized Moesziomyces antarcticus lipase can be used to catalyze the regioselective acylation of flavonoids^[2] or direct acylation with phenolic acids.^[3] Moesziomyces antarcticus contains a lipase enzyme that is able to cleave ester bonds in PET plastic.^[4]

Notes and References

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2. 15218382. 2004. Passicos. E. Santarelli. X. Coulon. D. Regioselective acylation of flavonoids catalyzed by immobilized Candida antarctica lipase under reduced pressure. 26. 13. 1073–6. 10.1023/B:BILE.0000032967.23282.15. Biotechnology Letters. 26716150 .
3. 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2006.03.006. Direct acylation of flavonoid glycosides with phenolic acids catalysed by Candida antarctica lipase B (Novozym 435®). 2006. Stevenson. David E.. Wibisono. Reginald. Jensen. Dwayne J.. Stanley. Roger A.. Cooney. Janine M.. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 39. 6. 1236–1241.
4. 2017-08-01. Lipase from Candida antarctica (CALB) and cutinase from Humicola insolens act synergistically for PET hydrolysis to terephthalic acid. Process Biochemistry. en. 59. 84–90. 10.1016/j.procbio.2016.07.023. 1359-5113. Carniel . Adriano . Valoni . Érika . Nicomedes . José . Gomes . Absai da Conceição . Castro . Aline Machado de .