| Literature DB >> 7957943 |
W Bao1, Y Fukushima, K A Jensen, M A Moen, K E Hammel.
Abstract
A non-phenolic lignin model dimer, 1-(4-ethoxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-phenoxypropane-1,3-diol, was oxidized by a lipid peroxidation system that consisted of a fungal manganese peroxidase, Mn(II), and unsaturated fatty acid esters. The reaction products included 1-(4-ethoxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1-oxo-2-phenoxy-3-hydroxypropane and 1-(4-ethoxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1-oxo-3-hydroxypropane, indicating that substrate oxidation occurred via benzylic hydrogen abstraction. The peroxidation system depolymerized both exhaustively methylated (non-phenolic) and unmethylated (phenolic) synthetic lignins efficiently. It may therefore enable white-rot fungi to accomplish the initial delignification of wood.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 7957943 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(94)01146-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124