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Toward Elucidating the Mechanism of Action of the Ligninolytic Systems in Basidiomycetes

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Trends in the Biology of Fermentations for Fuels and Chemicals

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The fact that this lecture is scheduled between lectures on xylanases and amylases perhaps illustrates the common misconception that the ligninolytic system bears a close biochemical similarity to other common biopolymer-degrading microbial systems. It does not. It is a most unusual system which has not yet been defined biochemically. However, recent studies, which I shall review here, have resulted in progress toward this end.

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Kirk, T.K. (1981). Toward Elucidating the Mechanism of Action of the Ligninolytic Systems in Basidiomycetes. In: Hollaender, A., Rabson, R., Rogers, P., Pietro, A.S., Valentine, R., Wolfe, R. (eds) Trends in the Biology of Fermentations for Fuels and Chemicals. Basic Life Sciences. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3980-9_9

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