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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
chemical engineering
Degradation of 4-chlorophenol by the white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium in free and immobilized cultures
Bioresource Technology, Volume 84, No. 2, Year 2002
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4-Chlorophenol (4-CP) degradation was investigated by suspended and immobilized Phanerochaete chrysosporium conducted in static and agitated cultures. The best results were achieved when experiment was carried out in a rotating biological contactor instead of an Erlenmeyer flask, for both batch degradation and repeated batch degradation. The relative contribution of lignin peroxidase (LiP) versus manganese peroxidase (MnP) to the 4-CP degradation by P. chrysosporium was investigated. 4-CP degradation slightly increased and a high level of MnP (38 nKat ml-1) was produced when P. chrysosporium was grown at high MnII concentration. High LiP production in the medium had no significant effect on 4-CP degradation. 4-CP degradation occurred when P. chrysosporium was grown in a medium that repressed LiP and MnP production. This result indicates that LiP and MnP are not directly involved in 4-CP degradation by P. chrysosporium. Copyright © 2002 .
Authors & Co-Authors
Zouari-Mechichi, Héla
Tunisia, Sfax
Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax
Labat, Marc
France, Marseille
Aix Marseille Université
Sayadi, Sami
Tunisia, Sfax
Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax
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Citations: 57
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0960-8524(02)00032-9
ISSN:
09608524
Study Approach
Quantitative