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. 1988 Jul;54(7):1882–1885. doi: 10.1128/aem.54.7.1882-1885.1988

Phenolic Compound Utilization by the Soft Rot Fungus Lecythophora hoffmannii

Robert C Bugos 1, John B Sutherland 1, John H Adler 1,*
PMCID: PMC202766  PMID: 16347701

Abstract

Nine phenolic compounds were metabolized by the soft rot fungus Lecythophora hoffmannii via protocatechuic acid and subsequently cleaved by protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase as determined by oxygen uptake, substrate depletion, and ring cleavage analysis. Catechol was metabolized by catechol 1,2-dioxygenase. Fungal utilization of these aromatic compounds may be important in the metabolism of wood decay products.

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