Lignin Biodegradation: Microbiology, Chemistry, Potential - Volume I

List of contents

1. Lignin Structure and Morphological Distribution in Plant Cell Walls 2. The Uptake and Catabolism of Lignin-Related Aromatic Compounds and Their Regulation in Microorganisms 3. 14C-Labeled Lignins as Substrates for the Study of Lignin Biodegradation and Transformation 4. Microbial Degradation and Stabilization of 14C-Labeled Lignins, Phenols, and Phenolic Polymers in Relation to Soil Humus Formation 5. Fate of Lignin and Related Aromatic Substrates in Anaerobic Environments 6. A Comparison of the Degradation of 14C-Labeled DHP and Corn stalk lignins by Micro- and Macrofungi and Bacteria 7. Screening White-Rot Fungi for Their Capacity to Delignify Wood 8. Microbial Degradation of DHP 9. Microbial Degradation of Dilignols as Lignin Models 10. Stereobiochemical Approach to Lignin Biodegradation: Possible Significance of Nonstereospecific Oxidation Catalyzed by Laccase for Lignin Decomposition by White-Rot Fungi 11. The Chemistry of Lignin Degradation by White-Rot Fungi

Summary

This book records the proceedings of international seminar on lignin biodegradation and provides a state-of-the-art summary of research. It reviews the lignin structure and morphological distribution in plant cell walls, and explores the microbial catabolism of relevant aromatics.

Product details

• Authors: Kirk, T.k. Kirk, Kirk T.K.
• Assisted by: Hou-min Chang (Editor), Takayoshi Higuchi (Editor), T. Kent Kirk (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781315894966
• ISBN: 978-1-315-89496-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Microbiology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Molecular Biology, molecular biology