Cipher: 2116
Nomenclature: Application of white rotting mushrooms in biotechnology
Study programme: Molecular biosciences
Module: Materials science and new technologies
Case holder:

Izv.prof.dr.sc. Marina Tišma
Institution of the case holder:

Faculty of Food Technology Osijek
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Contributors - Contractors:
Subject status: Electoral College
The year in which the case is submitted: Year I
The semester in which the case is submitted: Semester II
Subject objective:

Learn the technology of applying white rotting mushrooms in the processes of processing lignocellulose waste and the production of high-value bioproducts.
Case contents:

Types of white rotting mushrooms. Techniques of submersion breeding and breeding on solid supports. Types of bioreactors for growing white rotting mushrooms. Types and mechanism of lignotic enzymes (lacase, manganese peroxidase and lignin-peroxidase). Applications of white rotting fungi and lignolytic enzymes in environmental biotechnology (lignocellulose waste treatment, wastewater treatment, bioremediation, etc.) and biofuel production (biogas and bioethanol). Application of ligpolitic enzymes in biotechnology (biotransformations, sensors, etc.)
Seminars: Preparation of case study.
Learning outcomes: competences, knowledge, skills that the subject develops:

1. Assess suitable types of white rotting fungi and ways of cultivation in the treatment of lignocellulose waste with the aim of producing the desired bioproduct.
2. Valorize the solution to the problem of the disposal of lignocellulose waste by applying a burning species of white rotting fungi and an appropriate method of cultivation.
3. To conclude on the use of lignotic enzymes in biotechnological processes.
4. Design a proposal to improve the process of treatment of lignocellulose waste and the production of high-value bioproducts.
ECTS Credits 6
Lectures 20
Seminars (IS) 5
Exercises (E) 0
Altogether 25
The way of teaching and acquiring knowledge:

Preparation of seminar work
Ways of teaching and acquiring knowledge: (notes)
Monitoring and evaluating students (mark in fat printing only relevant categories) Attendance, Teaching activities
Rating method: Oral exam, Essay/Seminar, Continuous examination of knowledge in the course of teaching
Mandatory literature:

1. Mitchell, D.A., Kriger, N., Berovich, M. (2006): Solid-State Fermentation Bioreactors, Springer, New York.
2. Webster, J., Weber, R.W.S. (2007): Introduction to Fungi, Cambridge University Press.
3. Gadd, G.M. (2001): Fungi in bioremediation, Cambridge University Press.
Supplementary (recommended) literature:

1. Marić, V., Šantek, B. (2009): Biochemical Engineering, Golden Marketing – Technical Book, Zagreb.
How to monitor the quality and performance performance (evaluation):

The success of the course will be evaluated annually by the joint expert committee of the Ruđer Boskovic Institute, the University of Dubrovnik and the University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer in Osijek based on exam success and surveys.