TY - JOUR
T1 - Oxidation of persistent environmental pollutants by a white rot fungus
AU - Bumpus, John A.
AU - Tien, Ming
AU - Wright, David
AU - Aust, Steven D.
PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - The white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium degraded DDT [1,1-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethane], 3,4,3′,4′- tetrachlorobiphenyl, 2,4,5,2′,-4′,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, lindone (1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane) , and benzo[a]pyrene to carbon dioxide. Model studies, based on the use of DDT, suggest that the ability of Phanerochaete chrysosporium to metabolize these compounds is dependent on the extracellular lignin-degrading enzyme system of this fungus.
AB - The white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium degraded DDT [1,1-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethane], 3,4,3′,4′- tetrachlorobiphenyl, 2,4,5,2′,-4′,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, lindone (1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane) , and benzo[a]pyrene to carbon dioxide. Model studies, based on the use of DDT, suggest that the ability of Phanerochaete chrysosporium to metabolize these compounds is dependent on the extracellular lignin-degrading enzyme system of this fungus.
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U2 - 10.1126/science.3925550
DO - 10.1126/science.3925550
M3 - Article
C2 - 3925550
AN - SCOPUS:0021890664
SN - 0036-8075
VL - 228
SP - 1434
EP - 1436
JO - Science
JF - Science
IS - 4706
ER -