Dibenzyl Sulfide Metabolism by White Rot Fungi

Microbial metabolism of organosulfur compounds is of interest in the petroleum industry for in-field viscosity reduction and desulfurization. Here, dibenzyl sulfide (DBS) metabolism in white rot fungi was studied. Trametes trogii UAMH 8156, Trametes hirsuta UAMH 8165, Phanerochaete chrysosporium ATCC 24725, Trametes versicolor IFO 30340 (formerly Coriolus sp.), and Tyromyces palustris IFO 30339 all oxidized DBS to dibenzyl sulfoxide prior to oxidation to dibenzyl sulfone. The cytochrome P-450 inhibitor 1-aminobenzotriazole eliminated dibenzyl sulfoxide oxidation. Laccase activity (0.15 U/ml) was detected in the Trametes cultures, and concentrated culture supernatant and pure laccase catalyzed DBS oxidation to dibenzyl sulfoxide more efficiently in the presence of 2,2′-azinobis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonate) (ABTS) than in its absence. These data suggest that the first oxidation step is catalyzed by extracellular enzymes but that subsequent metabolism is cytochrome P-450 mediated.     

Biodegradation of Lignin by White Rot Fungi

A review is presented related to the biochemistry of lignocellulose transformation. The biodegradation of wood constituents is currently understood as a multienzymatic process with the mediation of small molecules; therefore, this review will focus on the roles of these small molecular compounds and radicals working in concert with enzymes. Wood rotting basidiomycetous fungi penetrate wood and lead to more easily metabolized, carbohydrate constituents of the complex. Having a versatile machinery of enzymes, the white rot fungi are able to attack directly the "lignin barrier." They also use a multienzyme system including so-called "feed back" type enzymes, allowing for simultaneous transformation of both lignin and cellulose. These enzymes may function separately or cooperatively.     

Biodestruction of Phthalic Acid Esters by White Rot Fungi

Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology - The ability of white rot fungi from different ecophysiological groups (primary wood-destroying saprotroph Trametes hirsuta, secondary wood-destroying...     

1株产漆酶白腐真菌的筛选和鉴定

从不同的生境采集生物样品,利用Bavendamm反应反复筛选产漆酶的白腐真菌。利用真菌通用引物对ITS1/ITS4扩增菌株rDNAITS区序列,对扩增产物进行测序。测序结果在GenBank中进行同源性搜索,下载部分具有代表性种的ITS序列进行序列比对,利用软件MEGA4构建分子系统发育树,通过序列分析,并结合形态学鉴定出4220为香栓孔菌(Trametes suaveolens)。     

白腐菌选择性降解竹基质中木质纤维素的研究

对竹基质白腐菌选择性降解进行了初步研究。结果表明,菌株B1对竹基质中木质素和半纤维素有明显的降解选择性。降解55 d木质素和半纤维素降解率分别达44.4%和47.1%;降解20 d降解选择性最好,木质素和半纤维素降解率选择系数分别是2.08和1.98。从FTIR图谱中木质纤维素相关谱峰(2 924、1 6351、6011、5101、165、1 045、666/cm等)的明显变化也可以得出相同结论。     

Microsomal Transformation of Organophosphorus Pesticides by White Rot Fungi

The enzymatic mechanism for the transformationof organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) by differentwhite-rot fungi strains was studied. With theexception of Ganoderma applanatum 8168,all strains from a collection of 17 different fungicultures were able to deplete parathion. Threestrains showing the highest activities were selectedfor further studies: Bjerkandera adusta 8258,Pleurotus ostreatus 7989 and Phanerochaetechrysosporium 3641. These strains depleted 50 to96% of terbufos, azinphos-methyl, phosmet andtribufos after four-days exposure to the pesticides.In order to identify the cellular localization of thetransformation activity, the extracellular andmicrosomal fractions of Pleurotus ostreatus7989 were evaluated in vitro. While the activitiesof ligninolytic enzymes (lignin peroxidase,manganese peroxidase and laccase) weredetected in the extracellular fraction, noenzymatic modification of any of the fivepesticides tested could be found, suggestingthe intracellular origin of the transformationactivity. In accordance with this observation themicrosomal fraction was found able to transformthree OPPs with the following rates:10 mol mg prot^-1 h^-1 forphosmet, 5.7 mol mg prot^-1 h^-1 forterbufos, and 2.2 mol mg prot^-1 h^-1 forazinphos-methyl. The products from these reactions andfrom the transformation of trichlorfon and malathion,were identified by mass-spectrometry. These results,supported by specific inhibition experiments and thestringent requirement for NADPH during the in vitroassays suggest the involvement of a cytochrome P450.     

Selective Delignification of Aspen Wood Blocks In Vitro by Three White Rot Basidiomycetes

Aspen wood blocks were selectively delignified in the laboratory by Ischnoderma resinosum, Poria medulla-panis, and Xylobolus frustulatus. After 8 weeks only the outer surfaces of wood blocks were selectively delignified. The percentages of weight loss obtained after 4, 8, and 12 weeks showed that decay occurred at a relatively constant rate. Selectively delignified wood could be identified by using scanning electron microscopy only when lignin had been extensively removed from cell walls. X. frustulatus was able to form pockets of delignified wood throughout blocks after 12 weeks.     

Solubilization and Mineralization of Lignin by White Rot Fungi

The white rot fungi Lentinula edodes, Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Pleurotus sajor-caju, Flammulina velutipes, and Schizophyllum commune were grown in liquid media containing ¹⁴C-lignin-labelled wood, and the formation of water-soluble ¹⁴C-labelled products and ¹⁴CO₂, the growth of the fungi, and the activities of extracellular lignin peroxidase, manganese peroxidase, and laccase were measured. Conditions that affect the rate of lignin degradation were imposed, and both long-term (0- to 16-day) and short-term (0- to 72-h) effects on the production of the two types of product and on the activities of the enzymes were monitored. The production of ¹⁴CO₂-labelled products from the aqueous ones was also investigated. The short-term studies showed that the different conditions had different effects on the production of the two products and on the activities of the enzymes. Nitrogen sources inhibited the production of both products by all species when differences in growth could be discounted. Medium pH and manganese affected lignin degradation by the different species differently. With P. chrysosporium, the results were consistent, with lignin peroxidase playing a role in lignin solubilization and manganese peroxidase being important in subsequent CO₂ production.     

不同木质纤维素基质上白腐菌降解特性的研究

通过测定木质素、纤维素、半纤维素和漆酶分泌的变化,研究白腐菌在稻草、木屑、粗纤维素、滤纸、黑液木素基质上的降解特性。结果表明,除黑液木素上白腐菌不能生长外,在前25d,各基质中纤维素、半纤维素和木质素含量呈持续下降趋势,之后,降解速率减少,其中木质素的降解速率大于纤维素和半纤维素的降解速率。漆酶分泌在生长初期呈快速上升趋势,第10d酶活达到最大,第10～20d快速下降,其后基本不变,基质中酶活大小顺序为稻草基质、木屑基质、粗纤维和滤纸基质,显示了木质素存在对漆酶分泌的诱导作用。     

Decolorization of Alcohol Distillery Wastewater by Thermotolerant White Rot Fungi

To determine a thermotolerant fungus strain for decolorization of alcohol distillery wastewater (ADW), 38 fungus strains were studied. Capacity for ligninolytic enzyme production was examined at 35 and ⁴³C on agar media containing 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) and MnCl₂. At 43°C, four Pycnoporus coccineus strains showed a higher potential for ADW decolorization both on agar media and in liquid media. Immobilized mycelia on polyurethane foam removed about threefold more total phenol than did free mycelia under conditions of shaking at 43°C. Moreover, immobilized mycelia removed nearly 50% more color than did free mycelia.     

紫外、离子注入法对白腐真菌诱变效应的初步研究——多酚氧化酶菌株的选育

对白腐真菌F4孢子悬液进行紫外、N+离子注入诱变.诱变后待孢子长出单菌落,滴加茴香胺等多酚氧化酶底物,观察其颜色变化;经发酵筛选,获得一株多酚氧化酶高产菌POP5,漆酶活力是原出发菌株的16倍,并且得到一株多酚氧化酶缺失菌株POL1.紫外诱变,孢子浓度为106～108个/ml,照射时间1～2min;N+离子注入,孢子浓度为105～106个/ml,能量20Kev,剂量为5×1014ons/cm2,每个平板上生长30个左右菌落是最佳诱变选育条件.与其它真菌的孢子相比,N+离子注入法对白腐真菌F4孢子的致死率较大.     

白腐菌液体深层培养条件的研究

实验研究了碳源、氮源和无机盐及培养条件对白腐菌液体深层培养的影响。应用正交试验确定了最佳培养基组成为玉米粉 2 .0 % ,玉米浆 2 .0 % ,(NH4 ) 2 SO4 0 .0 1% ,KH2 PO4 0 .0 5 % ,MgSO4 ·7H2 O 0 .0 5 % ,VB1 0 .0 5 % ;最适培养条件为种子培养时间 72h,培养液初始pH5 .5 ,装液量 10 0ml 2 5 0ml三角瓶 ,接种量 10 % ,培养温度 30℃ ,摇床转速 180r min,培养时间 72h ,其最大生物量为 12 .6g L。同时进行了 5L自动发酵罐培养条件的初步研究。     

Screening Wood Decayed by White Rot Fungi for Preferential Lignin Degradation

A screening procedure in which scanning electron microscopy was used indicated that 26 white rot fungi selectively removed lignin from various coniferous and hardwood tree species. Delignified wood from field collections had distinct micromorphological characteristics that were easily differentiated from other types of decay. The middle lamella was degraded, and the cells were separated from one another. Secondary cell wall layers that remained had a fibrillar appearance. Chemical analyses of delignified wood indicated that the cells were composed primarily of cellulose. Only small percentages of lignin and hemicellulose were evident. Delignified wood was not uniformly distributed throughout the decayed wood samples. White-pocket and white-mottled areas of the various decayed wood examined contained delignified cells, but adjacent wood had a nonselective removal of lignin where all cell wall components had been degraded simultaneously. This investigation demonstrates that selective delignification among white rot fungi is more prevalent than previously realized and identifies a large number of fungi for use in studies of preferential lignin degradation.     

Changes in Molecular Size Distribution of Cellulose during Attack by White Rot and Brown Rot Fungi

The kinetics of cotton cellulose depolymerization by the brown rot fungus Postia placenta and the white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium were investigated with solid-state cultures. The degree of polymerization (DP; the average number of glucosyl residues per cellulose molecule) of cellulose removed from soil-block cultures during degradation by P. placenta was first determined viscosimetrically. Changes in molecular size distribution of cellulose attacked by either fungus were then determined by size exclusion chromatography as the tricarbanilate derivative. The first study with P. placenta revealed two phases of depolymerization: a rapid decrease to a DP of approximately 800 and then a slower decrease to a DP of approximately 250. Almost all depolymerization occurred before weight loss. Determination of the molecular size distribution of cellulose during attack by the brown rot fungus revealed single major peaks centered over progressively lower DPs. Cellulose attacked by P. chrysosporium was continuously consumed and showed a different pattern of change in molecular size distribution than cellulose attacked by P. placenta. At first, a broad peak which shifted at a slightly lower average DP appeared, but as attack progressed the peak narrowed and the average DP increased slightly. From these results, it is apparent that the mechanism of cellulose degradation differs fundamentally between brown and white rot fungi, as represented by the species studied here. We conclude that the brown rot fungus cleaved completely through the amorphous regions of the cellulose microfibrils, whereas the white rot fungus attacked the surfaces of the microfibrils, resulting in a progressive erosion.     

Isolation and Characterization of Humin-Like Substances Produced by Wood-Degrading White Rot Fungi

Three samples of high-molecular-weight humin-like substances were obtained by solid-phase cultivation of Coriolus hirsutus and/or Cerrena maxima on oat straw. The yield of humin-like substances amounted to 1.38–2.26% of the weight of the plant substrate consumed. These substances, produced both by individual and mixed cultures of the basidiomycetes, were shown to be similar in their structure and physicochemical properties. According to the data of IR and ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy, the substances contained aromatic fragments and were close to soil humic acids. Studies of the dynamics of laccase production suggested that the humin-like substances were produced via direct degradation of lignin macromolecules with direct involvement of extracellular laccase.     

Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity evolution during decolorization of dyes by White Rot Fungi

White Rot Fungi (WRF) are able to decolorize dyes through the use of relatively non-specific extracellular oxidative enzymes. Nevertheless, decolorization does not imply that the resulting metabolites are less toxic than the parent molecules. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the detoxification potential of six strains (Pycnoporus sanguineus, Perenniporia tephropora, Perenniporia ochroleuca, Trametes versicolor, Coriolopsis polyzona and Clitocybula dusenii) during decolorization of dyes. Cytotoxicity assays were carried out on human Caco-2 cells, which are considered as a validated model for the human intestinal epithelium, and the results were compared with those obtained on classical bacterial cells. Genotoxic character was monitored through VITOTOX^® assays. The biotransformation of an anthraquinonic dye (CI Acid Blue 62, ABu62) was studied. All tested strains were able to decolorize extensively ABu62 (between 83 and 95% decolorization), however, different cytotoxicity reduction levels were reached (from 44 to 99%). Best results were achieved with P. sanguineus strain and the major role of laccases in cytotoxicity reduction was underlined. Based on this result, efficiency of P. sanguineus strain was further studied. Four azo and two anthraquinonic dyes were treated by this strain. After WRF treatment, two dyes were found to be more toxic in one or both toxicity assays. Genotoxic character appeared during biotransformation of one dye, however, it was removed by the addition of hepatic rat extract to mimic liver transformation. These results stress the importance of monitoring several parameters, such as colour, toxicity and mutagenicity, to ensure the efficiency of the bioremediation process.     

Comparison of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene Degradation by Seven Strains of White Rot Fungi

The degradation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) by seven strains of white rot fungi was examined in two different media containing 50 mg L⁻¹ of TNT. When TNT was added into a nutrient-rich YMG medium at the beginning of the incubation, four of the fungal strains completely removed TNT during several days of incubation and showed higher removal rates than those of Phanerochaete chrysosporium. TNT added into YMG medium after a 5-day preincubation period completely disappeared within 12 hours, and the removal rates were higher than those in N-limited minimal medium. Isomers of hydroxylamino-dinitrotoluene were identified as the first detectable metabolites of TNT. These were transformed to amino-dinitrotoluenes, which also disappeared during further incubation from cultures of Irpex lacteus. During the initial phase of TNT degradation by I. lacteus, dinitrotoluenes were also detected after the transient formation of a hydride-Meisenheimer complex, indicating that I. lacteus used two different pathways of TNT degradation simultaneously. Received: 29 March 2000 / Accepted: 23 May 2000     

Decolorization of Some Reactive Textile Dyes by White Rot Fungi Isolated in Pakistan

Summary Four white-rot fungi isolated in Pakistan were used for decolorization of widely used reactive textile dyestuffs. Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Coriolus versicolor, Ganoderma lucidum and Pleurotus ostreatus were grown in defined nutrient media for decolorization of Drimarene Orange K-GL, Remazol Brilliant Yellow 3GL, Procion BluePX-5R and Cibacron Blue P-3RGR for 10 days in shake flasks. Samples were removed every day, centrifuged and the absorbances of the supernatants were read to determine percentage decolorization. It was observed that P. chrysosporium and C. versicolor could effectively decolorize Remazol Brilliant Yellow 3GL, Procion BluePX-5R and Cibacron Blue P-3RGR. Drimarene Orange K-GL was completely decolorized (0.2 g/l after 8 days) only by P.chrysosporium, followed by P. ostreatus (0.17 g/l after 10 days). P. ostreatus also showed good decolorization efficiencies (0.19–0.2 g/l) on all dyes except Remazol Brilliant Yellow (0.07 g/l after 10 days). G. lucidum did not decolorize any of the dyestuffs to an appreciable extent except Remazol Brilliant Yellow (0.2 g/l after 8 days).     

Wood Degradation by White Rot Fungi: Cytochemical Studies Using Lignin Peroxidase-Immunoglobulin-Gold Complexes

Using an anti-lignin peroxidase antiserum-protein A-gold complex, we found lignin peroxidase mainly intracellularly in several white rot fungi colonizing sawdust under laboratory conditions. This enzyme was also present in fungi found in naturally decayed wood. However, in all cases, lignin peroxidase was located mainly inside the fungal cells. Labeled lignin peroxidase did not bind to the lignocellulosic samples tested, with the exception of poplar milled-wood lignin. These results are discussed in relation to the role of lignin peroxidase during wood degradation.     

Lignocellulose Decomposition and Production of Ligninolytic Enzymes During Interaction of White Rot Fungi with Soil Microorganisms

Abstract Four strains of white rot fungi, including two strains of Pleurotus sp., one Dichomitus squalens, and one Ganoderma applanatum, were grown on milled straw. After colonization of the straw by the fungi, sterile or nonsterile plugs of soil were added to the fungal substrates. The influence of the sterile soil and the indigenous soil microbiota on fungal growth, overall respiration, and production of ligninolytic exoenzymes was assessed. A method for extraction of laccase from soil samples was developed. Lignocellulose decomposition, and enzyme production of D. squalens were enhanced by the presence of sterile soil. The availability of inorganic compounds such as manganese may be a trigger for this stimulation. Neither growth nor the production of laccase and manganese peroxidase (MnP) of the Pleurotus strains was markedly affected by the soil microbiota. These fungi were highly competitive with the soil microbiota. It was demonstrated for the first time that the exoenzymes of such fungi are active in nonsterile soil. Enzyme activity in the aqueous phase of soil was high as in the aqueous phase of the straw substrate. D. squalens and G. applanatum did not withstand the competition with the soil microbiota, but the mycelia associated with straw were overgrown by soil microorganisms. Correspondingly, the fungi did not penetrate the soil, decomposition of lignocellulose was impeded, and the activities of laccase and MnP decreased dramatically. Received: 2 April 1996; Accepted: 7 June 1996