Comparison of fungal laccases and redox mediators in oxidation of a nonphenolic lignin model compound

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2654-2660

  Li, Kaichang ^a   Xu, Feng ^b   Eriksson, Karl Erik L ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b NOVO NORDISK INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; LACCASE; LIGNIN;

ARTICLE; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; FUNGUS; MYCELIOPHTHORA THERMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PYCNOPORUS CINNABARINUS; TRAMETES VILLOSA;

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; CORYNASCUS HETEROTHALLICUS; FELIS CATUS; FUNGI; MYCELIOPHTHORA; MYCELIOPHTHORA THERMOPHILA; PYCNOPORUS CINNABARINUS; TRAMETES VILLOSA; VILLOSA;

EID: 0033050135     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.6.2654-2660.1999     Document Type: Article

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