The long-term research interest is functional genomics of plant biomass degrading fungi from diverse biotopes. We are particularly interested in the microbial enzymes involved in lignocellulose modification, aiming to uncover their roles, mechanisms, and potential applications in biotechnology and sustainable resource utilization.
Our on-going studies include different and complementary points of view:
- The aromatic metabolism of basidiomycete fungi and enzymatic valorization of lignin
- The regulation of the plant biomass degradation process
- Biocatalytic degradation of lignin carbohydrate complexes
- Elucidating the difference in plant biomass strategies between fungi and bacteria
- More applied projects aiming to the production of bioactive compounds
- Heterologous production of novel catalysts for lignin valorisation