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Title: Large scale solubilization of coal and bioconversion to utilizable energy. Quarterly report, October 1, 1995--December 31, 1995

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/245631· OSTI ID:245631

The ability of Neurospora to solubilize and bioconvert coal was investigated. The coal solubilizing activity (CSA) was fractionated to isolate the enzyme responsible for this activity. The enzyme was purified in order to obtain the amino acid sequence. From that sequence potential oligonucleotide probes were synthesized and used to screen genomic library of Neurospora. The gene so identified was isolated. CSA appears to be an phenol oxidase or is tyrosinase.

Research Organization:
South Carolina Univ., Columbia, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG22-93PC93224
OSTI ID:
245631
Report Number(s):
DOE/PC/93224-T9; ON: DE96010965
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: [1995]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English