title: The ability of brown-rot fungus Daedalea dickinsii to decolorize and transform methylene blue dye.
abstract: The ability of Daedalea dickinsii to decolorize and transform methylene blue (MB) dye was investigated. MB was decolorized in potato dextrose agar medium after adding MB at concentrations of 50, 75, and 100 mg L-1. D. dickinsii decolorized MB with decolorization index values of 0.92, 0.90, and 0.88 at MB concentrations of 50, 75, and 100 mg L-1, respectively. The 100 mg L1MB concentration was selected for biotransformation in liquid potato dextrose broth medium. D. dickinsii transformed approximately 54% of the MB after a 14-day incubation. 3-(Dimethylamino)-7-(methylamino) phenothiazine (C15H16N3S), 3,7-bis(dimethylamino)-4aH-phenothiazin-5-one (C16H19N3SO), and 4-(dimethylamino)-2-[m(dimethylamino) phenylsulfinyl] benzenamine (C16H21N3SO) were detected as MB metabolic products. This is the first report of MB transformation by the brown-rot fungi D. dickinsii. These results indicate that D. dickinsii can be used to decolorize and biotransform MB dye.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Kampus ITS Sukolilo, Surabaya, 60111, Indonesia.
authors.forename: Hamdan Dwi
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Rizqi
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Kampus ITS Sukolilo, Surabaya, 60111, Indonesia. adi_setyo@chem.its.ac.id.
authors.forename: Adi Setyo
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5692-0549
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Purnomo
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D055453:Coriolaceae / Q000502:physiology*; D008751:Methylene Blue / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D008751:Methylene Blue
keywords: Biotransformation; Brown-rot fungus; Daedalea dickinsii; Decolorization; Methylene blue