The roles of veratryl alcohol and oxalate in fungal lignin degradation

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 53, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 93-102

  Zapanta, Laura Schick ^a   Tien, Ming ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cation radical; Lignin peroxidase; Manganese peroxidase; Mediation; Oxalate; Veratryl alcohol

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHELATION; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; ENZYMES; FUNGI; LIGNIN; MANGANESE; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS;

LIGNIN PEROXIDASE; MANGANESE PEROXIDASE; OXALATES; VERATRYL ALCOHOLS;

METABOLITES;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIGNIN; LIGNIN PEROXIDASE; OXALIC ACID; VERATRYL ALCOHOL;

CATALYSIS; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; FUNGUS; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHANEROCHAETE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

CHRYSOSPORIUM; FUNGI; PHANEROCHAETE; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM;

EID: 0343472102     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(96)01678-1     Document Type: Article

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