Aerobic metabolism of pentachlorophenol by spent sawdust culture of ?Shiitake? mushroom (Lentinus edodes) in soil

Authors :: John E. Smith
A. Paterson
Benedict C. Okeke
Irene A. Watson-Craik
Source :: Biotechnology Letters. 15:1077-1080
Publication Year :: 1993
Publisher :: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 1993.
Abstract: Spent sawdust cultures of the Shiitake mushroom (Lentinus edodes) metabolised pentachlorophenol in soil to a significant (P < 0.05) extent with 60.5, 57.3 and 44.4 % disappearance recorded for strains LE2, 866 and R26, respectively. Addition of H2O2 markedly enhanced pentachlorophenol metabolism. Analysis of metabolites by GC/MS showed that pentachloroanisole was a metabolic product. These results suggest that there is potential for commercial application in bioremediation.

Subjects :: Mushroom
biology
Cellular respiration
Bioengineering
General Medicine
biology.organism_classification
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Pentachlorophenol
chemistry.chemical_compound
Bioremediation
Biochemistry
chemistry
Pentachlorophenol metabolism
visual_art
Lentinus
visual_art.visual_art_medium
Sawdust
Food science
Biotechnology

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