Biodegradation of lignin by white rot fungi

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 175-185

  Leonowicz, Andrzej ^a   Matuszewska, Anna ^a   Luterek, Jolanta ^a   Ziegenhagen, Dirk ^a,b   Wojtaś Wasilewska, Maria ^a   Cho, Nam Seok ^a,c   Hofrichter, Martin ^a,b   Rogalski, Jerzy ^a  

^a MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; ENZYME; LIGNIN; LIGNOCELLULOSE; RADICAL; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

BASIDIOMYCETES; BIODEGRADATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FUNGUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WOOD;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 0032855215     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1999.1150     Document Type: Review

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