This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowReprints and Permissions
Right arrow Copyright Information
Right arrow Books from ASM Press
Right arrow MicrobeWorld
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Kaal, E. E. J.
Right arrow Articles by Field, J. A.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Kaal, E. E. J.
Right arrow Articles by Field, J. A.
Agricola
Right arrow Articles by Kaal, E. E. J.
Right arrow Articles by Field, J. A.

 Previous Article  |  Next Article 

Appl Environ Microbiol. 1993 December; 59(12): 4031-4036
Copyright © 1993, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Stimulation of Ligninolytic Peroxidase Activity by Nitrogen Nutrients in the White Rot Fungus Bjerkandera sp. Strain BOS55

Erwin E. J. Kaal, Ed DE Jong and Jim A. Field*

Division of Industrial Microbiology, Department of Food Science, P.O. Box 8129, Wageningen Agricultural University, 6700 EV Wageningen, The Netherlands

ABSTRACT

Bjerkandera sp. strain BOS55, a newly isolated wild-type white rot fungus, produced lignin peroxidase (LiP) in nitrogen (N)-sufficient glucose-peptone medium, whereas no LiP was detectable in N-limited medium. The production of LiP was induced by the peptide-containing components of this medium and also by soy bean protein. Furthermore, the production of manganese-dependent peroxidase was stimulated by organic N sources, although lower production was also evident in N-limited medium. Further research showed that the induction of LiP depended on the combination of pH and the type of N source. An amino acid mixture and ammonium induced LiP only at either pH 6 or 7.3, respectively. Peptone induced LiP activity at all pH values tested; however, the highest activity was observed at pH 7.3. The results presented here indicate that Bjerkandera spp. are distinct from the model white rot fungus, Phanerochaete chrysosporium, which produces ligninolytic peroxidases in response to N limitation.

FOOTNOTES

* Corresponding author.

Appl Environ Microbiol. 1993 December; 59(12): 4031-4036
Copyright © 1993, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



This article has been cited by other articles:

  • Ruiz-Dueñas, F. J., Guillén, F., Camarero, S., Pérez-Boada, M., Martínez, M. J., Martínez, A. T. (1999). Regulation of Peroxidase Transcript Levels in Liquid Cultures of the Ligninolytic Fungus Pleurotus eryngii. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 65: 4458-4463 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
  • Kotterman, M. J. J., Vis, E. H., Field, J. A. (1998). Successive Mineralization and Detoxification of Benzo[a]pyrene by the White Rot Fungus Bjerkandera sp. Strain BOS55 and Indigenous Microflora. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64: 2853-2858 [Abstract] [Full Text]  


Copyright © 2009 by the American Society for Microbiology.   For an alternate route to Journals.ASM.org, visit: http://intl-journals.asm.org | More Info»