Methoxyhydroquinone, an Intermediate of Vanillate Catabolism by Polyporus dichrous

Abstract

Vanillate was metabolized by Polyporus dichrous in liquid culture via methoxyhydroquinone. Protocatechuate, gentisate, and hydroquinone were not affected by vanillate-metabolizing mycelial pellets that readily degraded methoxyhydroquinone.