Novel extracellular enzymes (ligninases) of Phanerochaete chrysosporium |
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Authors: | Van-Ba Huynh Ronald L Crawford |
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Institution: | Gray Freshwater Biological Institute and Department of Microbiology, University of Minnesota, P.O. Box 100, Navarre, MN 55392, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Abstract 3 New spectrophotometric enzyme assays were developed for the study of microbial lignin-degrading enzymes. The conversion of 2-methoxy-3-phenylbenzoic acid to 2-hydroxy-3-phenylbenzoic acid led to the discovery of an extracellular, aromatic methyl ether demethylase produced by the white-rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium . The conversion of methyl 2-hydroxy-3-phenylbenzoate to 2-hydroxy-3-phenylbenzoic acid allowed the identification of an extracellular, aromatic methyl ester esterase produced by this fungus. The Phanerochaete sp. also excreted an enzyme complex that oxidized 4-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-buten-2-one, probably to aliphatic products. All 3 novel enzyme activities were produced together with, and probably comprise a part of, the Phanerochaete ligninolytic enzyme complex. Unlike previously known ligninases, these enzymes did not oxidize 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl alcohol. All 3 were H2O2-dependent and were activated by Mn2+ ions. |
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Keywords: | Lignin biodegradation white-rot fungi peroxidase demethylation |
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