title: Polymerization of pentachlorophenol and ferulic acid by fungal extracellular lignin-degrading enzymes.
abstract: High-molecular-weight polymers were produced by a crude concentrated supernatant from ligninolytic Phanerochaete chrysosporium cultures in a reaction mixture containing pentachlorophenol and a humic acid precursor (ferulic acid) in the presence of a detergent and H2O2. Pure manganese peroxidase, lignin peroxidase, and laccase were also shown to catalyze the reaction.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Microbial and Biochemical Technology, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Madison, Wisconsin 53705-2398, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rüttimann-Johnson
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Lamar
mesh_terms: D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000201:enzymology*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D003373:Coumaric Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D003902:Detergents; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*; D005960:Glucosides; D006812:Humic Substances; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D042845:Laccase; D008031:Lignin / Q000378:metabolism*; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D010416:Pentachlorophenol / Q000378:metabolism*; D010544:Peroxidases / Q000378:metabolism; D011108:Polymers / Q000378:metabolism*; D012987:Soil
chemical_list: D003373:Coumaric Acids; D003902:Detergents; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D005960:Glucosides; D006812:Humic Substances; D011108:Polymers; D012987:Soil; C040358:dodecyl maltoside; D008031:Lignin; C004999:ferulic acid; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D010416:Pentachlorophenol; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D042845:Laccase; D010544:Peroxidases; C042858:lignin peroxidase; C051129:manganese peroxidase