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Limited degradation of industrial, synthetic and natural lignins by Serratia marcescens

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Serratia marcescens was found to degrade kraft lignin by only 15%. When 14C-radiolabelled lignocelluloses and DHP lignins were used as substrates the bacterium mineralized to 14CO2 only 1.1–1.9% and 0.4–0.8% of the lignins respectively. However, some 44.4% of the 14C-β-DHP lignin was recovered as soluble radiolabelled products.

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  1. Departamento de Microbiología y Biología Celular, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Spain

    F. Perestelo, M. A. Falcón, Ana Carnicero & Ana Rodríguez

  2. Instituto de Productos Naturales Orgánicos del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, La Laguna, Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Spain

    G. de la Fuente

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Perestelo, F., Falcón, M.A., Carnicero, A. et al. Limited degradation of industrial, synthetic and natural lignins by Serratia marcescens . Biotechnol Lett 16, 299–302 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00134629

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