Specific degradation of β-aryl ether linkage in synthetic lignin (dehydrogenative polymerizate) by bacterial enzymes of Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6 produced in recombinant Escherichia coli

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 429-433

  Sonoki, Tomonori ^a   Iimura, Yosuke ^b   Masai, Eiji ^c   Kajita, Shinya ^a   Katayama, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lignin biodegradation; Specific aryl ether cleavage; Etherase

Indexed keywords

DEHYDROGENATION; ENZYMES; ETHERS; FISSION PRODUCTS; LIGNIN; METABOLITES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION;

RING FISSION;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIA; DEHYDROGENATION; ENZYMES; ETHERS; FISSION PRODUCTS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS;

EID: 0142071582     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00770705     Document Type: Article

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