Abstract: The use of monokaryotic strains of filamentous fungi of the Pycnoporus species of the basidiomycete group, for implementing a method for preparing a specific recombinant protein, the method being carried out by overexpressing the gene encoding the protein in the Pycnoporus monokaryotic strain.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of fusion proteins between at least two plant cell-wall degrading enzymes, the enzymes being such that they do not contain a C-terminal carbohydrate-binding-molecule (CBM), and optionally a CBM, the enzymes and CBM being recombinant proteins corresponding to native proteins in fungi, or mutated forms thereof, for carrying out processes of plant cell-wall degradation in the frame of the preparation, from plants or vegetal by-products, of compounds of interest located in plant cell-wall, or in the frame of the bleaching of pulp and paper.

Abstract: The invention relates to fusion proteins including at least a swollenin and at least a plant cell-wall degrading enzyme, the swollenin, and plant cell-wall degrading enzyme, being recombinant proteins corresponding to native proteins in fungi, or mutated forms thereof. The invention also relates to the use of fusion proteins as defined above, for carrying out processes of plant cell-wall degradation in the frame of the preparation, from plants or vegetal by-products, of compounds of interest located in plant cell-wall, or in the frame of the bleaching of pulp and paper, or for biofuel production, or food industries.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of fusion proteins between at least two plant cell-wall degrading enzymes, the enzymes being such that they do not contain a C-terminal carbohydrate-binding-molecule (CBM), and optionally a CBM, the enzymes and CBM being recombinant proteins corresponding to native proteins in fungi, or mutated forms thereof, for carrying out processes of plant cell-wall degradation in the frame of the preparation, from plants or vegetal by-products, of compounds of interest located in plant cell-wall, or in the frame of the bleaching of pulp and paper.

Abstract: Method for the production of vanillic acid and vanillin by bioconversion from ferulic acid in a medium containing phospholipids cultured with at least one microorganism from the classes Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes or Actinomycetes. Vanillin is also produced by bioconversion of vanillic acid by at least one microorganism of the class Basidiomycetes in a medium containing cellobiose.

Abstract: Phanerochaete chrysosporium strains CNCM numbers I-1511, I-1512 and I-1513 are found that produce increased amounts of manganese peroxidase (MnP) and lignin peroxidase (LiP). Immobilized cells may be used for culturing, and culture media is preferably supplemented with a phospholipid as a carbon source and/or veratryl alcohol to stabilize enzymes produced. Culturing conditions can be selected to modify the MnP/LiP ratio in favor of the production of MnP or LiP.

Abstract: Method for the production of vanillic acid and vanillin by bioconversion from ferulic acid in a medium containing phospholipids cultured with at least one microorganism from the classes Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes or Actinomycetes. Vanillin is also produced by bioconversion of vanillic acid by at least one microorganism of the class Basidiomycetes in a medium containing cellobiose.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a family of phospholipid binding and transporting proteins, a method for preparing same from fungi, and their use in cosmeticology, the agri-foodstuffs industry and pharmacology Phospholipid proteins are capable of binding, transporting and/or rearranging lipids between membranes, optionally in combination with active principles. Furthermore, the phospholipid proteins are hydrophobic and acidic, have a molecular weight of under 50 kDa, and may be prepared from a non-toxic filamentous fungus capable of developing on a lipid-enriched medium, particularly from raw extracts of fungi.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing vanillin. Culturing of a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Pycnoporus or of their variants and mutants is performed in a culture medium to which a benzenoid precursor of vanillin has been added, and the vanillin produced by bioconversion of the benzenoid precursor is recovered.

Abstract: Method for producing lignin-peroxydase from the fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium. The method comprises a first step of culture wherein the phospholipids and the emulsified fatty acids are added to the culture medium; a second step during which veratrylic alcohol is added to the culture medium, the culture medium being partially renewed for the second culture step and totally renewed for the third and fourth culture steps, by varying the content of constituents in said medium. Application to the production of lignin-peroxydase with important yields.