Bioremediation of lignosulphonates by lignin-degrading basidiomycetous fungi

The capability of some ligninolytic fungi to degrade lignosulphonates has been studied. Three lignosulphonates concentrations, three culture media and seven different basidiomycetes in solid-cultures have been assayed to select the conditions for further experiments on submerged cultures. The best results of growth and lignosulphonate decolourization in solid-cultures were obtained with Pycnoporus sanguineus, Coriolus pubescens and Trametes sp. I-62 on Kirk's medium and 1% and 2% of lignosulphonate concentrations. In submerged cultures the lignosulphonate decolourization rate was generally higher when it was added on the 6th day, rather than when it was added from the beginning of the incubation and C. pubescens and P. sanguineus showed again the optimum results of decolourization. Extracellular laccase activity increased with lignosulphonate concentration in all assayed fungi, suggesting that lignosulphonate act as inductors of laccase activity. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Eugenio Martín, María Eugenia, Carbajo, J. M., Terrón, M. C., González, A. E., Villar, J. C.
Format:	artículo biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2008
Subjects:	Pulp industry, Acid bisulphite cooking, Lignosulphonates, White-rot fungi, Laccase,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12792/1268 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/290458
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