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Effects of lignin on the anaerobic degradation of (ligno) cellulosic wastes by rumen microorganisms

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There appeared to be a clear correlation between the lignin content (% of TS) of several waste and natural materials and their degradability by rumen microorganisms. Materials with lignin contents higher than 25% were not degraded within 72 h. The effects of Kraft pine lignin and some lignin monomers on filter paper degradation, methane production and CMCase activity were tested. Testing these compounds in concentrations comparable to natural conditions showed minor effects. At higher concentrations p-coumaric acid strongly inhibited cellulose degradation and methane production in batch cultures. Influence of lignin compounds on degradation is discussed in relation to structural effects and enzyme or growth inhibition.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld, NL-6525 ED, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Huub J. M. Op den Camp, Frank J. M. Verhagen, Amelia K. Kivaisi & Federico E. de Windt

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den Camp, H.J.M.O., Verhagen, F.J.M., Kivaisi, A.K. et al. Effects of lignin on the anaerobic degradation of (ligno) cellulosic wastes by rumen microorganisms. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 29, 408–412 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00265827

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