title: Simultaneous biodegradation of p-cresol and phenol by the basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium.
abstract: The fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium BKM-F-1767 was able to degrade high concentrations of p-cresol (up to 150 mg L-1) provided that glucose was added as a carbon and energy source and conditions favourable to ligninolytic enzyme activities were used, i.e. a nitrogen-limited medium. The fungus also simultaneously degraded p-cresol (50 mg L-1) and phenol (50 mg L-1) in a mixture at similar rates. Kinetics of p-cresol biodegradation were almost identical whether the compound was tested individually or in a mixture with phenol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kennes
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lema
mesh_terms: D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D003408:Cresols / Q000378:metabolism*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D005947:Glucose; D010544:Peroxidases / Q000378:metabolism; D019800:Phenol; D010636:Phenols / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003408:Cresols; D003470:Culture Media; D010636:Phenols; C032538:4-cresol; D019800:Phenol; D010544:Peroxidases; C042858:lignin peroxidase; C051129:manganese peroxidase; D005947:Glucose