title: The influence of extracellular H2O2 production on decolorization ability in fungi.
abstract: A set of 50 randomly chosen fungal strains belonging to different basidiomycete species was tested for H2O2 and ligninolytic enzyme production and for decolorization of synthetic dyes Orange G and Remazol Brilliant Blue R. The decolorization capacity of individual strains was influenced by the level of H2O2 and laccase activity. The strains producing H2O2 at a concentration of 1.0-1.5 microM exhibited the most efficient decolorization; higher or lower H2O2 concentration reduced this ability. None of the strains without a detectable laccase activity was able to decolorize the tested dyes.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology AS CR, Vídenská 1083, 142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic. eichler@biomed.cas.cz
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Eichlerová
authors.forename: Ladislav
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Homolka
authors.forename: Ludmila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lisá
authors.forename: Frantisek
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nerud
mesh_terms: D000880:Anthraquinones / Q000378:metabolism*; D001391:Azo Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000378:metabolism; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D042845:Laccase / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D010544:Peroxidases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000880:Anthraquinones; D001391:Azo Compounds; D004396:Coloring Agents; C008710:Orange G; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D042845:Laccase; D010544:Peroxidases; C051129:manganese peroxidase; C024758:Remazol Brilliant Blue R