Fungal degradation of lantadene A, the pentacyclic triterpenoid hepatotoxin of lantana plant

Citation
A. Singh et al., Fungal degradation of lantadene A, the pentacyclic triterpenoid hepatotoxin of lantana plant, INT BIO BIO, 47(4), 2001, pp. 239-242
Citations number
50
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION
ISSN journal
09648305 → ACNP
Volume
47
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
239 - 242
Database
ISI
SICI code
0964-8305(2001)47:4<239:FDOLAT>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Seven white-rot fungi, known to degrade complex biomolecules and xenobiotic s were used for investigation on biodegradation of lantadene A (LA), the bi oactive pentacyclic triterpenoid of Lantana camara. Pleurotus sajor-caju an d Merulius tremellosus PRL-2845 did not degrade LA. Trametes versicolor MTC C-138, Heterobasidion annosum MTCC-146, Phellinus pini RAB-83-19, Pleurotus ostreatus MTCC-142 and Phlebia radiata 2 utilized LA to the extent of 11-1 5.7%. This is the first report on the fungal degradation of a pentacyclic t riterpenoid. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.