Penicillium occitanis

Penicillium occitanis is a species of fungus in the genus Penicillium which produces cellulase and pectinase.^[1][2][3] The mutant Pol6 produces a very high amount of cellulase and pectinase.^[3] This mutant might be used for industrial use.^[3]

Penicillium occitanis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Penicillium
Species:	P. occitanis
Binomial name
Penicillium occitanis Jain, S.; Parriche, M.; Durand, H.; Tiraby, G. 1990[1]

Further reading

• Belghith, H.; Ellouz Chaabouni, S.; Gargouri, A. (2001). "Stabilization of Penicillium occitanis cellulases by spray drying in presence of Maltodextrin". Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 28 (2–3): 253–258. doi:10.1016/S0141-0229(00)00322-7. PMID 11166820.
• Blibech, M.; Ellouz Ghorbel, R.; Chaari, F.; Dammak, I.; Bhiri, F.; Neifar, M.; Ellouz Chaabouni, S. (2011). "Improved Mannanase Production from Penicillium occitanisby Fed-Batch Fermentation Using Acacia Seeds". ISRN Microbiology. 2011: 1–5. doi:10.5402/2011/938347. PMC 3658641. PMID 23724314.
• Ellouz Chaabouni, S.; Belguith, H.; Hassairi, I.; m'Rad, K.; Ellouz, R. (1995). "Optimization of cellulase production by Penicillium occitanis". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 43 (2): 267–269. doi:10.1007/BF00172822. S2CID 34705083.
• Jain, S.; Durand, H.; Tiraby, G. (1990). "Production of extracellular pectinase enzymes by a mutant (Pol6) of Penicillium occitanis". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 34 (3). doi:10.1007/BF00170048. S2CID 2414306.
• Belghith, H.; Ellouz-Chaabouni, S.; Gargouri, A. (2001). "Biostoning of denims by Penicillium occitanis (Pol6) cellulases". Journal of Biotechnology. 89 (2–3): 257–62. doi:10.1016/S0168-1656(01)00309-1. PMID 11500220.
• Trigui-Lahiani, H. ¨L.; Ayadi, M.; Hadj-Taïeb, N.; Ali, M. B.; Gargouri, A. (2008). "Genomic organization of a polygalacturonase gene from a hyperpectinolytic mutant strain of Penicillium occitanis". FEMS Microbiology Letters. 281 (1): 23–29. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01071.x. PMID 18318839.
• Driss, D.; Berrin, J. G.; Juge, N.; Bhiri, F.; Ghorbel, R.; Chaabouni, S. E. (2013). "Functional characterization of Penicillium occitanis Pol6 and Penicillium funiculosum GH11 xylanases" (PDF). Protein Expression and Purification. 90 (2): 195–201. doi:10.1016/j.pep.2013.06.007. PMID 23791774.
• Jain, S.; Parriche, M.; Durand, H.; Tiraby, G. (1990). "Production of polysaccharidases by a cellulase-pectinase hyperproducing mutant (Pol6) of Penicillium occitanis". Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 12 (9): 691–696. doi:10.1016/0141-0229(90)90009-F.
• Ayadi, M; Trigui, S; Trigui-Lahiani, H; Hadj-Taïeb, N; Jaoua, M; Gargouri, A (2011). "Constitutive over-expression of pectinases in Penicillium occitanis CT1 mutant is transcriptionally regulated". Biotechnology Letters. 33 (6): 1139–44. doi:10.1007/s10529-011-0546-3. PMID 21287229. S2CID 11963192.
• Belghith, H; Ellouz-Chaabouni, S; Gargouri, A (2001). "Biostoning of denims by Penicillium occitanis (Pol6) cellulases". Journal of Biotechnology. 89 (2–3): 257–62. doi:10.1016/s0168-1656(01)00309-1. PMID 11500220.
• Q. Ashton Acton, PhD (2013). Enzymes—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition. ScholarlyEditions. ISBN 978-1-4816-8760-7.
• Q. Ashton Acton, PhD (2012). Immobilized Proteins—Advances in Research and Application: 2012 Edition: ScholarlyBrief. ScholarlyEditions. ISBN 978-1-4816-0801-5.

References

1. MycoBank
2. UniProt
3. J. Visser, A.G.J. Voragen (1996). Pectins and Pectinases. Elsevier. ISBN 0-08-054460-6.