MICROBIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION OF LIGNIN
Abstract
Isolated native lignin was used as a substrate and incorporated into media of numerous types which were then inoculated with many kinds of microorganisms. A quantitative method of analysis was formulated for the degradation of lignin in such culture conditions. Many of the fungi responsible for lignin disappearance in wood, in situ, possessed enzymes of the phenol-oxidase type. These enzymes were characterized as to spectrum of activity and other chemical and physical characteristics. A species of bacteria was isolated which was capable of degrading the lignin related material, alpha-conidendrin. A polysaccharide was synthesized and its characteristics were determined.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 26, 1953
- Accession Number
- AD0017810
Entities
People
- Fletcher P. Veitch
- Jerry H. Geller
- Michael J. Pelczar
- Pamela Ludford
- Sidney Gottlieb
- Walter A. Konetzka
- Walter H. Martin
- William C. Day
- Yolanda Pratt
Organizations
- University of Maryland