title: Screening and investigation of dye decolorization activities of basidiomycetes.
abstract: The decolorization of industrial dyes was investigated using extracellular enzymes produced by 21 basidiomycetes, mainly edible mushrooms. Among the 27 dyes used in this study, nine were decolorized by over 40%. Most fungi decolorized Acid Orange 20, but they showed different specificities in the case of the other dyes. Determination of activity staining by native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis revealed that all the decolorization activities corresponded to 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) oxidation activities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Material Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan. knoza@shinshu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kouichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nozaki
authors.forename: Chee Hai
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Beh
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: Tetsuhiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Isobe
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shiroishi
authors.forename: Takahisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanda
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Amano
mesh_terms: D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D052160:Benzothiazoles / Q000737:chemistry; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013451:Sulfonic Acids / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D052160:Benzothiazoles; D004396:Coloring Agents; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D013451:Sulfonic Acids; C002502:2,2'-azino-di-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline)-6-sulfonic acid; D010088:Oxidoreductases