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. 1989 May;55(5):1282–1285. doi: 10.1128/aem.55.5.1282-1285.1989

Biodegradation of Natural and Synthetic Humic Acids by the White Rot Fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium

Roland Blondeau 1
PMCID: PMC184291  PMID: 16347919

Abstract

Biodegradation of natural and synthetic (melanoidin) humic acids by Phanerochaete chrysosporium BKM-F 1767 was demonstrated by decolorization in batch culture, reduction in molecular weight, and 14CO2 production from labeled melanoidin. This biodegradation occurred during secondary metabolism of the fungus in nitrogen-limited cultures; experimental results suggest that all or a part of the lignin-degrading system of BKM-F 1767 plays a part in biodegradation.

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