PHENOLIC DERIVATIVES RELATED TO LIGNIN METABOLISM AS SUBSTRATES FOR AZOSPIRILLUM LACCASE ACTIVITY

Authors
FAURE D BOUILLANT ML JACOUD C BALLY R
Citation
D. Faure et al., PHENOLIC DERIVATIVES RELATED TO LIGNIN METABOLISM AS SUBSTRATES FOR AZOSPIRILLUM LACCASE ACTIVITY, Phytochemistry, 42(2), 1996, pp. 357-359
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Phytochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319422
Volume
42
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
357 - 359
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9422(1996)42:2<357:PDRTLM>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Activity of bacterial Azospirillum lipoferum laccase on phenolic deriv atives was studied by spectrophotometry, HPLC and GC/MS. Phenolic comp ounds of the syringic type (aldehyde, acid or acetophenone) were trans formed into 2,6-dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone (2,6-DMBQ). Comparison has been made with the fungal Pyricularia oryzae laccase. Transformation o f other phenolic acid derivatives, related to lignin metabolism, have been studied with both bacterial and fungal enzymes, using spectrophot ometric analysis.