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Fungal degradation of some aromatic alcohols

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posted on 2017-11-01, 16:05 authored by Christopher 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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British Council.

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  • Science

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  • Chemistry

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© Christopher Benaruen Iyayi

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 2.5 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.5) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/

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1980

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A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy at Loughborough University.

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  • en

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