Penicillium occitanis explained

Penicillium occitanis is a species of fungus in the genus Penicillium which produces cellulase and pectinase.^{[1] [2]} The mutant Pol6 produces a very high amount of cellulase and pectinase. This mutant might be used for industrial use.

Further reading

• 10.1016/S0141-0229(00)00322-7. Stabilization of Penicillium occitanis cellulases by spray drying in presence of Maltodextrin. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 28. 2–3. 253–258. 2001. Belghith . H. . Ellouz Chaabouni . S. . Gargouri . A. . 11166820.
• 10.5402/2011/938347. Improved Mannanase Production from Penicillium occitanisby Fed-Batch Fermentation Using Acacia Seeds. ISRN Microbiology. 2011. 1–5. 2011. Blibech . M. . Ellouz Ghorbel . R. . Chaari . F. . Dammak . I. . Bhiri . F. . Neifar . M. . Ellouz Chaabouni . S. . 23724314. 3658641 . free.
• 10.1007/BF00172822. Optimization of cellulase production by Penicillium occitanis. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 43. 2. 267–269. 1995. Ellouz Chaabouni . S.. Belguith . H.. Hassairi . I.. m'Rad . K.. Ellouz . R.. 34705083.
• 10.1007/BF00170048. Production of extracellular pectinase enzymes by a mutant (Pol6) of Penicillium occitanis. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 34. 3. 1990. Jain . S. . Durand . H. . Tiraby . G. . 2414306.
• 10.1016/S0168-1656(01)00309-1. Biostoning of denims by Penicillium occitanis (Pol6) cellulases. Journal of Biotechnology. 89. 2–3. 257–62. 2001. Belghith . H. . Ellouz-Chaabouni . S. . Gargouri . A. . 11500220.
• 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01071.x. Genomic organization of a polygalacturonase gene from a hyperpectinolytic mutant strain of Penicillium occitanis. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 281. 23–29. 2008. Trigui-Lahiani . H. ¨L. . Ayadi . M. . Hadj-Taïeb . N. . Ali . M. B. . Gargouri . A. . 1. 18318839. free .
• 10.1016/j.pep.2013.06.007. Functional characterization of Penicillium occitanis Pol6 and Penicillium funiculosum GH11 xylanases. Protein Expression and Purification. 90. 2. 195–201. 2013. Driss . D. . Berrin . J. G. . Juge . N. . Bhiri . F. . Ghorbel . R. . Chaabouni . S. E. . 23791774.
• 10.1016/0141-0229(90)90009-F. Production of polysaccharidases by a cellulase-pectinase hyperproducing mutant (Pol6) of Penicillium occitanis. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 12. 9. 691–696. 1990. Jain . S.. Parriche . M.. Durand . H.. Tiraby . G..
• 21287229. 2011. Ayadi. M. Constitutive over-expression of pectinases in Penicillium occitanis CT1 mutant is transcriptionally regulated. Biotechnology Letters. 33. 6. 1139–44. Trigui. S. Trigui-Lahiani. H. Hadj-Taïeb. N. Jaoua. M. Gargouri. A. 10.1007/s10529-011-0546-3. 11963192.
• 11500220. 2001. Belghith. H. Biostoning of denims by Penicillium occitanis (Pol6) cellulases. Journal of Biotechnology. 89. 2–3. 257–62. Ellouz-Chaabouni. S. Gargouri. A . 10.1016/s0168-1656(01)00309-1.
• Book: Q. Ashton Acton, PhD . Enzymes—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition . ScholarlyEditions . 2013 . 978-1-4816-8760-7.
• Book: Q. Ashton Acton, PhD. Immobilized Proteins—Advances in Research and Application: 2012 Edition: ScholarlyBrief . ScholarlyEditions . 2012 . 978-1-4816-0801-5.

Notes and References

1. https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/290292 UniProt
2. Book: J. Visser, A.G.J. Voragen . Pectins and Pectinases . Elsevier . 1996 . 0-08-054460-6.