title: Oxidation of persistent environmental pollutants by a white rot fungus.
abstract: The white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium degraded DDT [1,1,-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethane], 3,4,3',4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl, 2,4,5,2',-4',5'-hexachlorobiphenyl, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, lindane (1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocylohexane), and benzo[a]pyrene to carbon dioxide. Model studies, based on the use of DDT, suggest that the ability of Phanerochaete chrysosporium to metabolize these compounds is dependent on the extracellular lignin-degrading enzyme system of this fungus.
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D003634:DDT / Q000378:metabolism; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D005658:Fungi / Q000378:metabolism*; D008031:Lignin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D008031:Lignin; D003634:DDT