posted on 2017-11-01, 16:05authored byChristopher B. Iyayi
Twenty species of fungi were examined for their ability to
utilize p-coumaryl alcohol, coniferyl alcohol, sinapyl alcohol and
mandelic acid, the first three being major constituents of the lignin
of wood. Four organisms were selected for further work. These were
Aspergillus flavus, Byssochlamys fulva, Polyporus dichrous and
Schizophyllum commune.
Quantitative growth measurements were made and the rates of
oxidation by whole cells and cell-free extracts were studied using
manometric techniques. [Continues.]
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Publication date
1980
Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy at Loughborough University.