Degradation of indulin by Candida albicans.
Candida albicans utilized 14C (ring) labelled dehydropolymer of coniferyl alcohol, 14C-teakwood lignin and indulin and released p-hydroxybenzoic acid, vanillic acid, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid and catechol as by products from lignin. Candida albicans produced catechol 1,2-dioxygenase, protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase, intra- and extracellular polyphenol oxidase and peroxidase during indulin degradation. The study suggests that Candida albicans degrades different types of lignin.
Vasudevan
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Centre for Environmental Studies, Anna University, Madras, India.
Mahadevan
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D002176:Candida albicans / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D008031:Lignin / Q000378:metabolism*
D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D008031:Lignin