Comparison of antialgal activity of brown-rotted and white-rotted wood andIn situ analysis of lignin.
Brown-rotted wood has been used as a source of lignin to investigate further the antialgal effects of lignocellulosic materials such as decomposing barley straw. The antialgal activity of brown-rotted and white-rotted wood has been determined in a laboratory bioassay. Using pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, the lignin of the rotted wood samples has been compared and the significance of the structure of the lignin in antialgal activity is discussed.
Department of Biology, Open University, Walton Hall, MK7 6AA, Milton Keynes, U.K..
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