Cultivation of Mushrooms and Their Lignocellulolytic Enzyme Production Through the Utilization of Agro-Industrial Waste

• Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 25; no. 12; p. 2811
• Main Authors: Kumla, Jaturong, Suwannarach, Nakarin, Sujarit, Kanaporn, Penkhrue, Watsana, Kakumyan, Pattana, Jatuwong, Kritsana, Vadthanarat, Santhiti, Lumyong, Saisamorn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 18.06.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Agaricus - enzymology; Agaricus - growth & development; Agriculture; Carbon; Cellulose; Environmental impact; Enzymes; Food; Fruiting Bodies, Fungal - enzymology; Fruiting Bodies, Fungal - growth & development; Fungal Proteins - biosynthesis; Glucose; Industrial Waste; Industrial wastes; Lignin; Lignin - chemistry; Lignin - metabolism; lignocellulolytic enzymes; Lignocellulose; lignocellulosic materials; mushroom cultivation; Mushrooms; Nitrogen; Polymers; Proteins; Review; solid state fermentation; United States > US; solid state fermentation; mushroom cultivation; lignocellulosic materials; lignocellulolytic enzymes
• ISSN: 1420-3049; 1420-3049
• DOI: 10.3390/molecules25122811

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.