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Ligninolytic activity of tropical rainforest basidiomycetes

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A total of 116 strains of Brazilian tropical rainforest basidiomycetes were evaluated in terms of their ability to oxidize the dye rhemazol brilliant blue R (RBBR) and guaiacol. Laccase and peroxidase activities were detected by the drop test using solutions of α-naphthol and pyrogallol, respectively. RBBR and guaiacol oxidation occurred in 96.6 and 87.1% of the strains tested, respectively. One hundred strains oxidized both substrates. In the drop test, most strains presented laccase (96.6%) and peroxidase (92.2%) activity. The quick screening method used here can be useful to identify ligninolytic fungal strains to be used in various biotechnological applications.

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  1. Seção de Micologia e Liquenologia, Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo, SP

    Luci Kimie Okino, Carla Fabris & Vera Lúcia Ramos Bononi

  2. Fundação Centro Tecnológico de Minas Gerais – CETEC, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil

    Kátia Maria Gomes Machado

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Okino, L.K., Machado, K.M.G., Fabris, C. et al. Ligninolytic activity of tropical rainforest basidiomycetes. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 16, 889–893 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008983616033

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