Bioconversion of ferulic acid and 4-vinylguaiacol by a white-rot fungus isolated from decaying wood

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1955-1958

  Mabinya, L V ^a   Mafunga, T ^a   Brand, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

4 vinylguaiacol; Acetovanillone; Biotransformation; Ferulic acid; White rot fungus

Indexed keywords

4 VINYLGUAIACOL; APOCYNIN; AROMATIC COMPOUND; FERULIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; FUNGAL METABOLISM; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; WHITE ROT FUNGUS; WOOD;

FUNGI;

EID: 77950930494     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb09.959     Document Type: Article

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