Effects of Cα-oxidation in the fungal metabolism of lignin
Effects of Cα-oxidation in the fungal metabolism of lignin
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Cα-氧化对木质素真菌代谢的影响
DOI:
10.1080/02773818408081148
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发表时间:
1984
影响因子:
2
通讯作者:
T. Kirk
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作者:
P. Fenn;T. Kirk
Abstract Cα-Oxidation (benzyl alcohol oxidation) is a prominent reaction in the degradation of lignin by white-rot fungi. This study showed that such oxidation markedly retards metabolism of a nonphenolic β-O-4 model compound, 1-(3-methoxy-4-ethoxyphenyl)-2-(o-methoxyphenoxy)propane-1,3-diol, by cultures of Phanerochaete chrysosporium Burds. Surprisingly, however, selective chemical Cα -oxidation of spruce lignins enhanced their depolymerization by the cultures. Thus the decrease in intrinsic degradability of substructures is more than compensated by another effect of Cα-oxidation in lignin. One possibility is that the oxidation increases the accessibility of the lignin to enzymes by decreasing its steric complexity. This study also revealed that the β-O-4 model, like lignin in wood, is degraded in part via Cα-oxidation by P. chrysosporium. Reduction of the α-carbonyl groups thus formed does not occur. Addition of L-glutamate to ligninolytic cultures completely suppresses their competence to degrade the m...