Perspectives on Expanding the Repertoire of Novel Microbial Chitinases for Biological Control

Autor(es)

Pasin, Thiago Machado ^[1] ; de Oliveira, Tassio Brito ^[2] ; de Almeida Scarcella, Ana Silvia ^[1] ; de Moraes Polizeli, Maria de Lourdes Teixeira ^{[2, 1]} ; Guazzaroni, Maria-Eugenia ^[2]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med Ribeirao Preto, Dept Biochem & Immunol, BR-14040900 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Filosofia Ciencias & Letras Ribeirao Preto, Dept Biol, BR-14040900 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry; v. 69, n. 11, p. 3284-3288, MAR 24 2021.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

Interest in chitin-degrading enzymes has grown over the years, and microbial chitinases are the most attractive and promising candidates for the control of plant pests (fungi and insects). Currently, there are many studies on chitinases produced by cultivable microorganisms; however, almost none of them have achieved acceptable applicability as a biopesticide in the field. Approximately 99% of the microorganisms from soil cannot be isolated by conventional culture-dependent methods, thus having an enormous biotechnological/genetic potential to be explored. On the basis of this, the present paper aims to provide a brief overview of the metagenomic opportunities that have been emerging and allowing access to the biochemical potential of uncultivable microorganisms through the direct mining of DNA sequences recovered from the environment. This work also shortly discussed the future perspectives of functional and sequence-based metagenomic approaches for the identification of new chitinase-coding genes with potential for applications in several agricultural and biotechnological industries, especially in biological control. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 18/07522-6 - Desenvolvimento de tecnologias ecológicas para a hidrólise de biomassa e resíduos da indústria de celulose e papel
• Beneficiário: Maria de Lourdes Teixeira de Moraes Polizeli
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
• Processo FAPESP: 17/09000-4 - Efeitos da temperatura e da deficiência hídrica, em cenário climático futuro, na comunidade de fungos em solo tropical e na seleção de linhagens produtoras de óxido nitroso
• Beneficiário: Tássio Brito de Oliveira
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado