Peroxidases depolymerize lignin in organic media but not in water
- 1 September 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 83 (17), 6255-6257
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.83.17.6255
Abstract
Horseradish peroxidase and milk lactoperoxidase, while unable to degrade either synthetic or natural lignins in aqueous solutions, vigorously depolymerize polyconiferyl alcohol, milled wood lignin, and kraft pine lignin in dioxane, dimethylformamide, or methyl formate containing 5% aqueous buffer (10 mM acetate, pH 5). Horseradish peroxidase, solubilized in organic media by chemical modification, can also degrade lignin in native lignocellulose (wheat straw).This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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