Open AccessOxidation of 2‐keto‐4‐thiomethylbutyric acid (KTBA) by iron‐binding compounds produced by the wood‐decaying fungus Gloeophyllum trabeum
Author(s) -
Chandhoke V.,
Goodell B.,
Jellison J.,
Fekete F.A.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1992.tb05164.x
Subject(s) - substrate (aquarium) , chemistry , fungus , ethylene , manganese , organic chemistry , nuclear chemistry , environmental chemistry , botany , catalysis , biology , ecology
The ability of iron‐binding compounds isolated from the brown‐rot fungus Gloeophyllum trabeum to carry out one‐electron oxidation reactions was established using a model substrate, 2‐ keto ‐4‐thiomethylbutyric acid (KTBA). The oxidation reaction was monitored by measuring the amount of ethylene produced from the substrate by gas chromatography. The extent of the reaction was found to be influenced by the concentration of the chelators, and by iron and manganese.