Biodegradation of environmental pollutants by the white rot fungus phanerochaete chrysosporium: Involvement of the lignin degrading system

Technical Report · Thu Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:6286151

Bumpus, J A; Aust, S D

The white-rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium has the ability to degrade a wide variety of structurally diverse organic compounds, including a number of environmentally persistent organopollutants. The unique biodegradative abilities of this fungus appears to be dependent upon its lignin-degrading system. The non-specific and partially extracellular nature of this system suggests that it may be useful as a supplementary means to treat organochemical wastes.

• Research Organization: Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States). Dept. of Biochemistry
• OSTI ID: 6286151
• Report Number(s): PB-93-191583/XAB; CNN: EPA-R-811464
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
AROMATICS
BIODEGRADATION
BIOSYNTHESIS
CARBOHYDRATES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
ENZYMES
EUMYCOTA
FUNGI
LIGNIN
MANAGEMENT
MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHANEROCHAETE
PLANTS
POLLUTANTS
POLYSACCHARIDES
PROCESSING
PROTEINS
SACCHARIDES
SYNTHESIS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
XENOBIOTICS