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The influence of extracellular H 2 O 2 production on decolorization ability in fungi
Author(s) -
Eichlerová Ivana,
Homolka Ladislav,
Lisá Ludmila,
Nerud František
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of basic microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1521-4028
pISSN - 0233-111X
DOI - 10.1002/jobm.200610064
Subject(s) - extracellular , production (economics) , chemistry , biochemistry , macroeconomics , economics
A set of 50 randomly chosen fungal strains belonging to different basidiomycete species was tested for H 2 O 2 and ligninolytic enzyme production and for decolorization of synthetic dyes Orange G and Remazol Brilliant Blue R. The decolorization capacity of individual strains was influenced by the level of H 2 O 2 and laccase activity. The strains producing H 2 O 2 at a concentration of 1.0–1.5 µ M exhibited the most efficient decolorization; higher or lower H 2 O 2 concentration reduced this ability. None of the strains without a detectable laccase activity was able to decolorize the tested dyes. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)