NYLON BIODEGRADATION BY LIGNIN-DEGRADING FUNGI

Authors
DEGUCHI T KAKEZAWA M NISHIDA T
Citation
T. Deguchi et al., NYLON BIODEGRADATION BY LIGNIN-DEGRADING FUNGI, Applied and environmental microbiology, 63(1), 1997, pp. 329-331
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Applied and environmental microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00992240
Volume
63
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
329 - 331
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(1997)63:1<329:NBBLF>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The biodegradation of nylon by lignin-degrading fungi was investigated . The fungus IZU-154 significantly degraded nylon-66 membrane under li gninolytic conditions. Nuclear magnetic resonance analysis showed that four end groups, CHO, NHCHO, CH3, and CONH2, were formed in the biode graded nylon-66 membranes, suggesting that nylon-66 was degraded oxida tively.