Peroxisome and pathogenicity of pathogenic fungi

Abstract:

Peroxisome, an organelle with a single membrane, lies in various eukaryotic cells. Peroxisome contains more than 50 enzymes, involved in multiple physiological metabolic processes in organisms, such as the glyoxylate cycle, β-oxidation of fatty acid and regulation of active oxygen. Recently, increasing studies showed peroxisome influence on the glyoxylate cycle, β-oxidation of fatty acid, and pathogenicities of pathogenic fungi. In this review, types and functions of enzymes in peroxisome, metabolic processes related to peroxisome and relationship between peroxisome and pathogenicities of pathogenic fungi were summaried.