White-rot fungi in phenols, dyes and other xenobiotics treatment – a brief review
Bioremediation is an attractive technology that utilizes the metabolic potential of microorganisms in order to clean up the environmental pollutants to the less hazardous or non-hazardous forms with less input of chemicals, energy and time. White-rot fungi are unique organisms that show the capaciti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Food Technology Osijek
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Croatian Journal of Food Science and Technology |
| Online Access: | http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/97983 |
| Summary: | Bioremediation is an attractive technology that utilizes the metabolic potential of microorganisms in order to clean up the environmental pollutants to the less hazardous or non-hazardous forms with less input of chemicals, energy and time. White-rot fungi are unique organisms that show the capacities of degrading and mineralizing lignin as well as organic, highly toxic and recalcitrant compounds. The key enzymes of their metabolism are extracellular lignolytic enzymes that enable fungi to tolerate a relatively high concentration of toxic substrates. This paper gives a brief review of many aspects concerning the application of white-rot fungi with the purpose of the industrial contaminants removal. |
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| ISSN: | 1847-3466 1848-9923 |