Fungal pretreatment by Phanerochaete chrysosporium to reduce the inhibition of methanogenesis by dehydroabietic acid

1998 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 538-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Hodgson ◽  
C. Laugero ◽  
R. Leduc ◽  
M. Asther ◽  
S. R. Guiot
Keyword(s):  
Phanerochaete Chrysosporium ◽  
Dehydroabietic Acid ◽  
Fungal Pretreatment

Pretreatment of lignocellulosic material with fungi capable of higher lignin degradation and lower carbohydrate degradation improves substrate acid hydrolysis and the eventual conversion to ethanol

2008 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 305-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarika Kuhar ◽  
Lavanya M. Nair ◽  
Ramesh Chander Kuhad
Keyword(s):  
Phanerochaete Chrysosporium ◽  
Lignin Degradation ◽  
Ethanol Yield ◽  
Fungal Isolate ◽  
Fermentation Inhibitors ◽  
Pycnoporus Cinnabarinus ◽  
Acid Hydrolysate ◽  
Carbohydrate Degradation ◽  
Fungal Pretreatment ◽  
Acid Load

Phanerochaete chrysosporium , Pycnoporus cinnabarinus ,and fungal isolates RCK-1 and RCK-3 were tested for their lignin degradation abilities when grown on wheat straw (WS) and Prosopis juliflora (PJ) under solid-state cultivation conditions. Fungal isolate RCK-1 degraded more lignin in WS (12.26% and 22.64%) and PJ (19.30% and 21.97%) and less holocellulose in WS (6.27% and 9.39%) and PJ (3.01% and 4.58%) after 10 and 20 days, respectively, than other fungi tested. Phanerochaete chrysosporium caused higher substrate mass loss and degraded more of holocellulosic content (WS: 55.67%; PJ: 48.89%) than lignin (WS: 18.89%; PJ: 20.20%) after 20 days. The fungal pretreatment of WS and PJ with a high-lignin-degrading and low-holocellulose-degrading fungus (fungal isolate RCK-1) for 10 days resulted in (i) reduction in acid load for hydrolysis of structural polysaccharides (from 3.5% to 2.5% in WS and from 4.5% to 2.5% in PJ), (ii) an increase in the release of fermentable sugars (from 30.27 to 40.82 g·L–1in WS and from 18.18 to 26.00 g·L–1in PJ), and (iii) a reduction in fermentation inhibitors (total phenolics) in acid hydrolysate of WS (from 1.31 to 0.63 g·L–1) and PJ (from 2.05 to 0.80 g·L–1). Ethanol yield and volumetric productivity from RCK-1-treated WS (0.48 g·g–1and 0.54 g·L–1·h–1, respectively) and PJ (0.46 g·g–1and 0.33 g·L–1·h–1, respectively) were higher than untreated WS (0.36 g·g–1and 0.30 g·L–1·h–1, respectively) and untreated PJ (0.42 g·g–1and 0.21 g·L–1·h–1, respectively).

Decrease in Toxicity of Pentachlorophenol and Toluene to Growth of Selected Microbial Consortia and Activated Sludge by Pretreatment with Phanerochaete chrysosporium

1992 ◽  
Vol 26 (9-11) ◽  
pp. 2125-2128 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Bower Carberry ◽  
L. E. Kovach
Keyword(s):  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Phanerochaete Chrysosporium ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Specific Growth ◽  
White Rot ◽  
Microbial Consortia ◽  
Fungal Culture ◽  
Model Compounds ◽  
Fungal Pretreatment ◽  
Specific Growth Rates

The white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium can degrade toxic compounds under specific nutrient conditions. This attribute was utilized in order to determine the effect of fungal pretreatment on model compounds pentachlorophenol and toluene. The fungal culture was purchased from ATCC, cultured on dextrose agar, and the mycelia harvested to degrade the model compounds. P. chrysosporium was able to degrade up to 74% of initial pentachlorophenol concentration in eight days and up to 31% initial toluene in 31 hours. Specific growth rates of activated sludge and selected microbial consortia were determined on untreated and fungal-pretreated parent model compounds. Specific growth rates for activated sludge and selected microbial consortia were enhanced by fungal pretreatment of both model compounds. Specific growth rates indicated more efficient use of toluene by activated sludge than by toluene-selected microbial consortia, while pentachlorophenol- selected microbial consortia exhibited more favorable growth rates on pentachlorophenol than did activated sludge. Pretreatment results indicated that the toxicity of model compounds was reduced by fungal pretreatment. The growth rates were compared and used as an indication of toxicity reduction which can be exploited at contaminated waste sites or at industrial pretreatment facilities.

Decolorisation of natural organic matter by Phanerochaete chrysosporium: the effect of environmental conditions

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 175-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Rojek ◽  
F.A. Roddick ◽  
A. Parkinson
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Natural Organic Matter ◽  
Phanerochaete Chrysosporium ◽  
Fungal Growth ◽  
Low Ph ◽  
Colour Removal ◽  
Humic Material ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen Content

Phanerochaete chrysosporium was shown to rapidly decolorise a solution of natural organic matter (NOM). The effect of various parameters such as carbon and nitrogen content, pH, ionic strength, NOM concentration and addition of Mn2+ on the colour removal process was investigated. The rapid decolorisation was related to fungal growth and biosorption rather than biodegradation as neither carbon nor nitrogen limitation, nor Mn2+ addition, triggered the decolorisation process. Low pH (pH 3) and increased ionic strength (up to 50 g L‒1 added NaCl) led to greater specific removal (NOM/unit biomass), probably due to increased electrostatic bonding between the humic material and the biomass. Adsorption of NOM with viable and inactivated (autoclaved or by sodium azide) fungal pellets occurred within 24 hours and the colour removal depended on the viability, method of inactivation and pH. Colour removal by viable pellets was higher under the same conditions, and this, combined with desorption data, confirmed that fungal metabolic activity was important in the decolorisation process. Overall, removals of up to 40–50% NOM from solution were obtained. Of this, removal by adsorption was estimated as 60–70%, half of which was physicochemical, the other half metabolically-dependent biosorption and bioaccumulation. The remainder was considered to be removed by biodegradation, although some of this may be ascribed to bioaccumulation and metabolically-dependent biosorption.

Changes in Immunological Parameters and Disease Resistance in Juvenile Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in Response to Dehydroabietic Acid Exposure under Varying Thermal Conditions

2004 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith B. Tierney ◽  
Eric Stockner ◽  
Christopher J. Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Coho Salmon ◽  
Thermal Conditions ◽  
Dehydroabietic Acid ◽  
Aeromonas Salmonicida ◽  
Acclimation Temperature ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Immunological Parameters ◽  
Cold Temperatures ◽  
Temperature Shock ◽  
Exposure Temperature

Abstract This study explored the effects of a sublethal 96-h dehydroabietic acid (DHAA) exposure on aspects of the immune system of juvenile coho salmon under varying temperature conditions. Coho were exposed to DHAA concentrations below the determined LC50 value of 0.94 mg/L (95% confidence limits of 0.81 to 1.24 mg/L) for 96 h at either their acclimation temperature (8 or 18°C), or during an acute warm-shock (8 to 18°C) or cold-shock (18 to 8°C). Acclimation temperature alone significantly affected hematocrit (Hct), neutrophil respiratory burst activity (RBA) and leucocyte proportions. With temperature-shock, leucocrit (Lct), RBA and leucocyte proportions were altered. All parameters were affected by DHAA exposure, but not always in a dose-dependent manner. Across groups, DHAA caused Hct, lysozyme, thrombocyte, neutrophil and monocyte proportions to increase, and Lct, RBA and lymphocyte proportions to decrease. DHAA-temperature interactions resulted in the exacerbation of DHAA-induced effects. Exposure temperature had the most significant effect on the susceptibility of coho to Aeromonas salmonicida; fish were more susceptible at cold temperatures and when subjected to a temperature-shock compared to their respective controls. DHAA exposure modulated the response of temperature-shocked fish to this pathogen.

Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Oxime Ester Derivatives from Dehydroabietic Acid

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cui Yan-Jie ◽  
Rao Xiao-Ping ◽  
Shang Shi-Bin ◽  
Song Jie ◽  
Gao Yan-Qing
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Dehydroabietic Acid
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