Fruit bodies of some Basidiomycetes, e.g. Lycoperdon periatum, contain enzymes capable of destroying cell walls of yeasts and filamentous fungi, thereby releasing spheroplasts. A lyophilized enzyme preparation from L. periatum remained active over long storage in cold. The study elaborates on the potential of lytic enzyme complexes from higher fungi for degrading the cell walls of viable yeast cells.
Musílková M., Musílek V., Šašek V. (1975): Release of yeast spheroplasts by an enzyme complex from Lycoperdon perlatum Pers. ex Pers. – Česká Mykologie 29(3): 153–156.
