Laccase-less mutants of the white-rot fungus Pycnoporus cinnabarinus cannot delignify kraft pulp

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 66, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 117-124

  Bermek, Hakan ^a   Li, Kaichang ^a   Eriksson, Karl Erik L ^a  

^a Dept Biochem Molec Biol U   (United States)

Author keywords

Laccase; Laccase less mutants; Lignin degradation; Pulp bleaching; Pycnoporus cinnabarinus; White rot fungus

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BLEACHING; CELL CULTURE; FUNGI; KRAFT PULP; LIGNIN; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

BRIGHTNESS; KAPPA NUMBER; LACCASE; SHAKE FLASK CULTURE; SOFTWOOD KRAFT PULP;

ENZYMES;

LACCASE; LIGNIN;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BLEACHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

PYCNOPORUS CINNABARINUS;

EID: 0344936053     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(98)00091-1     Document Type: Article

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