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DOI 10.1016/bs.mie.2020.12.006
Titel (primär) Cultivation of filamentous fungi for attack on synthetic polymers via biological Fenton chemistry
Titel (sekundär) Enzymatic plastic degradation
Autor Schlosser, D. ORCID logo
Herausgeber Weber, G.; Bornscheuer, U.T.; Wei, R.
Quelle Methods in Enzymology
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
Department UMB
Band/Volume 648
Seite von 71
Seite bis 94
Sprache englisch
Topic T7 Bioeconomy
Keywords Biodegradation; Fenton chemistry; Fungi; Hydroxyl radicals; Plastics; Polystyrene; Quinones; Redox cycling; Synthetic polymers
Abstract Environmental pollution with synthetic polymers (commonly named plastics) nowadays poses serious threats to the environment and human health. Unfortunately, most conventional plastics are highly recalcitrant even under conditions known to be favorable for microbial degradation. Expanding the knowledge regarding opportunities and limitations of the microbial degradability of plastics would largely contribute to the development of adequate decontamination and management strategies for plastic pollution. This chapter provides cultivation approaches to be applied for the characterization of eco-physiologically diverse asco- and basidiomycete fungi with respect to their ability to attack solid and water-soluble synthetic polymers with the help of quinone redox cycling-based Fenton-type reactions, which result in the production of highly reactive hydroxyl radicals. These reactive oxygen species are the strongest oxidants known from biological systems. However, their potential employment by fungi dwelling in diverse habitats as a biodegradation tool to attack synthetic polymers is still insufficiently explored.
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Schlosser, D. (2021):
Cultivation of filamentous fungi for attack on synthetic polymers via biological Fenton chemistry
In: Weber, G., Bornscheuer, U.T., Wei, R. (eds.)
Enzymatic plastic degradation
Methods Enzymol. 648
Elsevier, p. 71 - 94 10.1016/bs.mie.2020.12.006