Catabolism of 1,2-diarylethane lignin model compounds by two brown-rot fungi |
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Authors: | Eduardo Espejo Eduardo Agosin Rafael Vicuña |
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Institution: | (1) Laboratorio de Biotechnología, INTA, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 138-11, Santiago, Chile;(2) Departamento de Biología Cellular y Molecular, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 114-D, Santiago, Chile;(3) Present address: Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Pontificía Universidad Católica de Chile, Casilla 6177, Santiago, Chile |
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Abstract: | The catabolism of dimethoxybenzil, anisoin and hydroanisoin in nitrogen-limited stationary cultures of the brown-rot fungi Wolfiporia cocos and Gloeophyllum trabeum was analyzed. These three 1,2-diarylethane lignin model compounds, which differ in the degree of oxidation of the alkylic chain, gave rise to p-anisaldehyde in both cultures, suggesting that cleavage between the two aliphatic carbons had occurred. In turn, both strains reduced dimethoxybenzil and anisoin to hydroanisoin, whereas only Wolfiporia cocos was able to oxidize hydro-anisoin to anisoin. On the other hand, chemically derived hydroxyl radical, but not superoxide radical, produced p-anisaldehyde plus other unidentified compounds from anisoin and hydroanisoin. Neither radical modified dimethoxybenzil significantly.Abbreviations HGLN
high glucose, low nitrogen
- HGHN
high glucose, high nitrogen
- HPLC
high performance liquid chromatography
- TLC
thin layer chromatography
- A
anisoin
- HA
hydroanisoin
- DMB
dimethoxybenzil
- OH
Hydroxyl radical
- O
inf2
sup-
superoxide radical |
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Keywords: | Brown-rot fungi Lignin degradation Ligning model Compounds Anisoin Oxygen derived radical species |
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