Abstract
Variety of microorganisms have already proven their capabilities for degradation of wide range of wastes with anthropogenic nature. These pollutants, both liquid and solids, also include so called xenobiotics like phenol and its derivatives, PAHs, dyes, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, etc. Xenobiotics as bisphenol A (BPA), chlorhexidine (CHX), octenidine (OCT), other disinfectants and antiseptics have high ecotoxicological impact. Moreover, they can also impair our quality of life and our health interfering different metabolic and hormone receptors pathways in human body. Chemical treatment of such wastes is not a viable option because of its poor socio-economics and environmental merits. Therefore, applying effective, ecofriendly and cheap treatment methods is of great importance. Basidiomycetes are extensively investigated for their abilities to degrade numerous pollutants and xenobiotics. Through their extracellular ligninolytic enzymes they are capable of reducing or completely removing wide range of hazardous compounds. These enzymes can be categorized in two groups: oxidases (laccase) and peroxidases (manganese peroxidase, lignin peroxidase, versatile peroxidase). Due to the broad substrate specificity of the secreted enzymes Basidiomycetes can be applied as a powerful tool for bioremediation of diverse xenobiotics and recalcitrant compounds.
Highlights
Intensifying industrialization to meet all human's needs and the amount of annually produced toxic and persistent pollutants is constantly increasing, with only 10% of organic pollutants being safely disposed [1]
Fungi can be applied to all kind of xenobiotic sources as aquatic and soil sites, and landfill leachates [1]
They are the only microorganisms on earth to decompose wood [23]. Owing to their tremendous potential to eliminate versatile xenobiotics, Basidiomycetes are subject of this review
Summary
Intensifying industrialization to meet all human's needs and the amount of annually produced toxic and persistent pollutants (or xenobiotics) is constantly increasing, with only 10% of organic pollutants being safely disposed [1]. Bioremediation is based on microorganisms’ capability to utilize xenobiotics as carbon and nitrogen source without producing toxic byproducts [2, 25,26,27,28]. This is why bioremediation is amongst the most successful and effective environmental treatment technologies [29, 30]. Fungi can be applied to all kind of xenobiotic sources as aquatic and soil sites, and landfill leachates [1] They are the only microorganisms on earth to decompose wood [23]. Owing to their tremendous potential to eliminate versatile xenobiotics, Basidiomycetes are subject of this review
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