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Lentinus edodes may be expected to produce fuel

Published: 2024-11-21 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/21, People are all too familiar with Lentinus edodes, a delicious food, but a new study in the United States may give this edible mushroom a new mission-one day, Lentinus edodes may gradually move away from people's dining tables and kitchens and throw themselves into people's car fuel tanks. It is reported that Lentinus edodes, a delicious fungus, usually grows on trees that have been felled in the forest. It breaks down the complex organic matter in wood into sugars and uses it as a nourishment to maintain its own growth. Currently, the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture

People are familiar with the delicious taste of mushrooms, but a new study in the United States may give this edible fungus a new mission-one day, mushrooms may gradually move away from people's tables and kitchens, and throw themselves into people's car gas tanks.

It is reported that this delicious mushroom usually grows on fallen trees in the forest. It breaks down the complex organic matter in wood into sugars and uses them as nutrients to sustain its growth. Currently, the USDA Agricultural Research Service and a number of scientists are working to investigate whether this property of mushrooms can contribute to the production of fuel.

Researchers have discovered and replicated the mushroom Xyn 11A gene. It is the Xyn 11A gene that confers the ability of Lentinus edodes to produce xylanases, which can decompose complex organic matter (such as lignin, cellulose, etc.) in wood into glucose and amino acids. After the researchers isolated the gene, they began studying whether it could be used to produce large amounts of xylanases, which are used to break down rice husks or other agricultural residues into sugars that can be used to make ethanol or other types of fuels.

Scientists are now experimenting with transferring the gene into yeast. Moreover, they have produced xylanases in yeast. Next, they would modify the gene so that the yeast could produce more xylanases in less time.

 
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