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In this study, a sequential reduction-oxidation method was developed for complete degradation of triclosan (2,4,4'-trichloro-2'-hydroxydiphenyl ether, TCS) in aqueous solution..

Energy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2010 · Journal Article · Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology

Effect of aromatic compounds on the production of laccase and manganese peroxidase by white-rot basidiomycetes.

Three white-rot fungi displayed a wide diversity in their response to supplemented aromatic compounds. Pyrogallol stimulated Cerrena unicolor laccase and manganese peroxidase (MnP) synthesis in synthetic medium 2.5- and 2-fold, respectively, whereas 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) brought about a 2.8-fold increase in….

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Mesima · 2010 · Journal Article · Molecular nutrition & food research

Effects of mushroom-derived beta-glucan-rich polysaccharide extracts on nitric oxide production by bone marrow-derived macrophages and nuclear factor-kappaB transactivation in Caco-2 reporter cells: can effects be explained by structure?

Mushrooms are known for their immune-modulating and anti-tumour properties. The polysaccharide fraction, mainly beta-glucans, is responsible for the immune-modulating effects.

OncologyImmune supportCognition & nervesGut & microbiome

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Turkey Tail · 2010 · Journal Article · Environmental science and pollution research international

Effects of tertiary treatment by fungi on organic compounds in a kraft pulp mill effluent.

BACKGROUND, AIM AND SCOPE: Pulp and paper mills generate a plethora of pollutants depending upon the type of pulping process. Efforts to mitigate the environmental impact of such effluents have been made by developing more effective biological treatment systems in terms of biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen….

Energy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2010 · Journal Article · Journal of hazardous materials

Elimination of carbamazepine by repeated treatment with laccase in the presence of 1-hydroxybenzotriazole.

Carbamazepine (CBZP) is used as an antiepileptic drug and is highly persistent. In this study, CBZP was treated with laccase from white rot fungus Trametes versicolor in the presence of a redox mediator 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HBT)..

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Turkey Tail · 2010 · Journal Article · Mycobiology

Environmental factors and bioremediation of xenobiotics using white rot fungi.

This review provides background information on the importance of bioremediation approaches. It describes the roles of fungi, specifically white rot fungi, and their extracellular enzymes, laccases, ligninases, and peroxidises, in the degradation of xenobiotic compounds such as single and mixtures of pesticides..

Liver support

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Turkey Tail · 2010 · Journal Article · Journal of bioscience and bioengineering

Evaluation of white-rot fungi-assisted alkaline/oxidative pretreatment of corn straw undergoing enzymatic hydrolysis by cellulase.

In this study, the effects of biological treatment prior to alkaline/oxidative (A/O) pretreatment using three white-rot fungi (Ganoderma lucidum, Trametes versicolor and Echinodontium taxodii) were evaluated for the enzymatic hydrolysis of corn straw..

Gut & microbiome

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Turkey Tail · 2010 · Journal Article · Water science and technology: a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research

Fungi immobilization for landfill leachate treatment.

This paper investigated treatment of landfill leachate collected from Nonthaburi landfill site, Thailand, by using immobilized white rot fungi, namely, Trametes versicolor BCC 8725 and Flavodon flavus BCC 17421. Effects of pH and co-substrates were investigated at different contact times..

Metabolic health

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Turkey Tail · 2010 · Journal Article · Mycologia

Host preference and species richness of wood-inhabiting aphyllophoraceous fungi in a cool temperate area of Japan.

We examined the species richness and host utilization patterns of wood-inhabiting aphyllophoraceous fungi (polypores and related fungi) in an old-growth beech and oak forest in a cool, temperate area of Japan. Coarse woody debris (CWD) > or = 20 cm diam within a 6 ha plot was surveyed in Sep 2002..

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Turkey Tail · 2010 · Journal Article · Nutrition journal

Immunomodulatory dietary polysaccharides: a systematic review of the literature.

BACKGROUND: A large body of literature suggests that certain polysaccharides affect immune system function. Much of this literature, however, consists of in vitro studies or studies in which polysaccharides were injected.

OncologyImmune support

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Turkey Tail · 2010 · Journal Article · Bioresource technology

In situ encapsulation of laccase in microfibers by emulsion electrospinning: preparation, characterization, and application.

Laccase from Trametes versicolor was successfully in situ encapsulated into the poly(D,L-lactide) (PDLLA)/PEO-PPO-PEO (F108) electrospun microfibers by emulsion electrospinning..

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Turkey Tail · 2010 · Journal Article · Biochimica et biophysica acta

Kinetic and biochemical properties of high and low redox potential laccases from fungal and plant origin.

The electrochemical studies of laccase-mediator systems are aimed at understanding the mechanism of their redox transformation and their efficiency in both homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions; this topic has paramount application spanning from bleaching of paper pulp and the enzymatic degradation of lignin to the….

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Turkey Tail · 2010 · Journal Article · Talanta

Laccase-based biosensor for the determination of polyphenol index in wine.

In this work we have developed and characterized the use of Laccases from Trametes versicolor (TvL) and Trametes hirsuta (ThL) as biocatalytic components of electrochemical biosensors for the determination of polyphenol index in wines..

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Turkey Tail · 2010 · Journal Article · Chemosphere

Metabolites from fungal laccase-catalysed transformation of sulfonamides.

Soil metabolism of sulfonamides is largely unknown. Hence the sulfonamides sulfanilamide (SAA), sulfadimethoxine (SDT) and sulfapyridine (SPY) were reacted in model experiments with a fungal laccase from Trametes versicolor..

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Turkey Tail · 2010 · Journal Article · Bioresource technology

Reversible immobilization of laccase to poly(4-vinylpyridine) grafted and Cu(II) chelated magnetic beads: biodegradation of reactive dyes.

Poly(4-vinyl pyridine), poly(VP), as a novel metal-chelating fibrous polymer was grafted on the magnetic beads. Poly(4-VP) grafted and/or Cu(II) ions chelated magnetic beads were used for reversible immobilization of Trametes versicolor laccase, and the amounts of immobilized laccase on the beads were determined as….

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Turkey Tail · 2010 · Journal Article · Environmental technology

The effect of combination enzymatic and advanced oxidation process treatments on the colour of pulp and paper mill effluent.

The efficiency of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), enzymatic treatment and combined enzymatic/AOP sequences for the colour remediation of soda and chemimechanical pulp and paper mill effluent was investigated..

Skin & hydration

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Turkey Tail · 2010 · Journal Article · Chemosphere

White-rot fungus-mediated degradation of the analgesic ketoprofen and identification of intermediates by HPLC-DAD-MS and NMR.

Ketoprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug that has been detected in the environment in the range of ng L(-1)-microg L(-1) due to its low degradability in some wastewater treatment plants..

Immune support

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Turkey Tail · 2010 · Journal Article · Microbial cell factories

Whole-cell fungal transformation of precursors into dyes.

BACKGROUND: Chemical methods of producing dyes involve extreme temperatures and unsafe toxic compounds. Application of oxidizing enzymes obtained from fungal species, for example laccase, is an alternative to chemical synthesis of dyes..

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Maitake · 2009 · Journal Article · Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters

A method for terminus proteomics: selective isolation and labeling of N-terminal peptide from protein through transamination reaction.

A novel method for selectively labeling and isolating N-terminal peptide from protein has been developed. An N(alpha)-amino group of protein was converted to a carbonyl group through transamination reaction and the resulting carbonyl group was modified with O-(4-nitrobenzyl)hydroxylamine (NBHA)..

Gut & microbiome

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Maitake · 2009 · Research Article · Clinical and molecular allergy: CMA

An extract of the medicinal mushroom Agaricus blazei Murill can protect against allergy.

BACKGROUND: Agaricus blazei Murill (AbM) is an edible Brazilian mushroom that has been used in traditional medicine for a range of diseases. It has been shown to have anti-infection and anti-tumor properties in the mouse, which are due to induction of Th1 responses..

OncologyImmune support

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Lion's Mane · 2009 · Journal Article · Journal of acupuncture and meridian studies

Antimetastatic and immunomodulating effect of water extracts from various mushrooms.

This experiment was conducted to evaluate inhibitory effects against lung metastasis and promotion of splenocytes by water extracts from various mushrooms including Armillaria mellea, Grifola frondosa, Garnoderma frondosa, Codyceps militaris, Hericium erinaceus, Coriolus versicolor, Agaricus Blazei with Lycium….

OncologyImmune supportGut & microbiomeRespiratory

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Turkey Tail · 2009 · Journal Article · Journal of insect physiology

Are stag beetles fungivorous?

Stag beetle larvae generally feed on decaying wood; however, it was unknown whether they can use wood-rotting fungi alone as food. Here, to clarify this, newly hatched larvae of Dorcus rectus (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) were reared for 14 days on artificial diets containing a fixed amount of freeze-dried….

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Chaga · 2009 · Journal Article · Food chemistry

Comparison of free amino acid, carbohydrates concentrations in Korean edible and medicinal mushrooms

Ten popular species of both edible and medicinal Korean mushrooms were analysed for their free amino acids and disaccharides. The average total free amino acid concentration was 120.79mgg⁻¹ in edible mushrooms and 61.47mgg⁻¹ in medicinal mushrooms, respectively..

Metabolic health

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Turkey Tail · 2009 · Journal Article · International journal of food microbiology

Degradation of aflatoxin B(1) by fungal laccase enzymes.

The enzymatic degradation of aflatoxin B(1) (AFB(1)) by white rot fungi through laccase production was investigated in different liquid media. A significant (P<0.0001) correlation was observed between laccase activity and AFB(1) degradation exhibited by representatives of Peniophora and Pleurotus ostreatus cultivated….

Energy & fatigue

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Yellow Morel · 2009 · Journal Article · Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad: JAMC

Ethno-botanical studies from Northern Pakistan.

BACKGROUND: In this research paper efforts have been made to document the ethno-botanical knowledge of important plant species found in Northern Pakistan. It includes Thandiani, Galiat, Kaghan, Swat, Buner, Dir, Chitral and Northern Areas of Pakistan.

Cognition & nerves

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Enoki · 2009 · Journal Article · Food additives & contaminants

Factors affecting the uptake of lead and copper in five wild mushroom species from Chengdu, China

A comparison was made of the lead and copper content of five wild-growing mushroom species. A significant variation in lead levels was found between caps and stalks in Lepista sordida.

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Turkey Tail · 2009 · Journal Article · Biotechnology letters

Improving the catalytic performance of fungal laccases in monoterpene-based reaction systems.

Ternary systems consisting of monoterpenes (alpha-pinene or D-limonene), tert-butanol and water were used as reaction media to enhance the catalytic performance of laccases from various fungi sources (Trametes versicolor, T. hirsuta and Botrytis cinerea)..

Energy & fatigue

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Turkey Tail · 2009 · Journal Article · Nonlinear biomedical physics

Influence of very low doses of mediators on fungal laccase activity - nonlinearity beyond imagination.

Laccase, an enzyme responsible for aerobic transformations of natural phenolics, in industrial applications requires the presence of low-molecular substances known as mediators, which accelerate oxidation processes. However, the use of mediators is limited by their toxicity and the high costs of exploitation..

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Yellow Morel · 2009 · Journal Article · Food chemistry

Isolation and quantitative determination of ergosterol peroxide in various edible mushroom species

Ergosterol peroxide, the steroidal derivative with cytotoxic activity, has been isolated for the first time from the mycelium of edible and medicinal mushroom Hericium erinaceum (lion's mane mushroom) together with erinacine A..

OncologyCognition & nerves

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Turkey Tail · 2009 · Journal Article · Bioresource technology

Modification of wheat straw lignin by solid state fermentation with white-rot fungi.

The potential of crude enzyme extracts, obtained from solid state cultivation of four white-rot fungi (Trametes versicolor, Bjerkandera adusta, Ganoderma applanatum and Phlebia rufa), was exploited to modify wheat straw cell wall..

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Turkey Tail · 2009 · Journal Article · Bioorganic chemistry

Oxidation of the erythro and threo forms of the phenolic lignin model compound 1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-1,3-propanediol by laccases and model oxidants.

Mixtures of equal amounts of the erythro and threo forms of the phenolic arylglycerol beta-aryl ether 1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-1,3-propanediol were oxidized (i) with laccases from Trametes versicolor, Agaricus bisporus, Myceliophthora thermophila and Rhus vernicifera, (ii) with….

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Turkey Tail · 2009 · Journal Article · Journal of the American Chemical Society

Surface display of redox enzymes in microbial fuel cells.

A novel concept for a biofuel cell is presented. Enzyme based fuel cells suffer from enzyme instability when a long time of operation is required.

Energy & fatigueMetabolic health

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Turkey Tail · 2009 · Journal Article · Mycobiology

The Wood-rotting Fungal Flora of Three Islands in the Yellow Sea, Korea.

The wood-rotting fungi of three Korean islands in the Yellow Sea, Soyeonpyung-do (SY), Oeyeon-do (OY), and Gageo-do (GG), were investigated from October 2004 to November 2005. During four sampling trips on each island, a total of 46, 44, and 44 specimens were collected from SY, OY, and GG, respectively..

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Turkey Tail · 2009 · Journal Article · Environmental science & technology

White-rot basidiomycete-mediated decomposition of C60 fullerol.

Industrially produced carbon-based nanomaterials (CNM), including fullerenes and nanotubes, will be introduced into the environment in increasing amounts in the next decades. One likely environmental chemical transformation of C60 is oxidation to C60 fullerol through both abiotic- and biotic-mediated means..

Energy & fatigue

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Maitake · 2008 · Journal Article · Analytical biochemistry

A method for N-terminal de novo sequence analysis of proteins by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry.

A novel method for isolation and de novo sequencing of N-terminal peptides from proteins is described. The method presented here combines selective chemical tagging using succinimidyloxycarbonylmethyl tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphonium bromide (TMPP-Ac-OSu) at the N(alpha)-amino group of peptides after digestion….

Gut & microbiome

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Mesima · 2008 · Research Article · Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition

Antioxidative and antimutagenic activities of 70% ethanolic extracts from four fungal mycelia-fermented specialty rices.

The health-promoting potential of 70% ethanolic extracts of 4 rice varieties fermented with Monascus ruber, Phellinus linteus, Cordyceps sinensis and Agaricus blazei was evaluated mainly focusing on their antioxidative and antimutagenic capacities based on the following parameters: phenolic compound and phytic acid….

Oncology

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Chaga · 2008 · Journal Article · Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine

Evaluation of antitumor activity of peptide extracts from medicinal plants on the model of transplanted breast cancer in CBRB-Rb(8.17)1Iem mice.

We studied antitumor effects of peptide extracts from plants on slowly growing mammary adenocarcinoma in CBRB-Rb(8.17)1Iem mice used as a model of breast cancer in humans..

Oncology

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Maitake · 2008 · Journal Article · International immunopharmacology

Immunomodulatory capacity of fungal proteins on the cytokine production of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

Immunomodulation by fungal compounds can be determined by the capacity of the compounds to influence the cytokine production by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (hPBMC). These activities include mitogenicity, stimulation and activation of immune effector cells..

Immune support

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Enoki · 2008 · Research Article · Mycobiology

In Vitro Antagonistic Characteristics of Bacilli Isolates against Trichoderma spp. and Three Species of Mushrooms.

Twenty isolates of Bacillus species obtained from livestock manure composts and cotton-waste composts were tested for their antagonistic effects in vitro against three green mold pathogens of mushrooms (Trichoderma harzianum, T. koningii, and T.

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Yellow Morel · 2008 · Journal Article · Journal of agricultural and food chemistry

Removal of furanocoumarins in grapefruit juice by edible fungi.

Furanocoumarins (FCs) in the human diet irreversibly inhibit human cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP 3A4) and are responsible for the "grapefruit/drug""interaction phenomenon. Previously, we reported that FCs in grapefruit juice (GFJ) bind to autoclaved Aspergillus niger, and this binding reduced the GFJ inhibition of CYP 3A4..

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Lion's Mane · 2007 · Journal Article · Antibiotiki i khimioterapiia = Antibiotics and chemoterapy [sic]

[Preparation and biological properties of basidiomycete aqueous extracts and their mycelial compositions].

The basidiomycetes Ganoderma lucidum, Hericium erinaceus, Lentinus edodes and Trametes versicolor were used for preparation of aqueous extracts. A polysaccharide preparation (VPG) was isolated from the G.

OncologyImmune support

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Zhu Ling · 2007 · Journal Article · Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin

DNA Sequencing Analysis of ITS and 28S rRNA of Poria cocos

We determined the DNA sequences of the internal transcribed spacer 1 and 2 (ITS 1 and 2), the 5.8S rRNA gene and most of the 28S rRNA gene of Poria cocos for the first time, and conducted analysis of 20 samples including cultured mycelias and crude drug materials obtained from various localities and markets..

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Enoki · 2007 · Journal Article · Mycoscience

Genetic variability among Pholiota aurivella isolates from a small natural population

Genetic differences between 36 Pholiota aurivella wild isolates collected from 13 decayed logs of Salicaceae trees distributed along about 1200 m of a streambed in a forest were characterized by somatic incompatibility and mating tests, and by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of mitochondrial….

Energy & fatigue

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Chaga · 2007 · Journal Article · Forest Pathology

Occurrence and decay patterns of common wood-decay fungi in hazardous trees felled in the Helsinki City

To improve the management of ageing urban trees, the role of wood-decay fungi as potential causes of stem breakage was investigated among hazardous trees removed in the Helsinki City area during 2001-2004. The study material comprised 194 trees, and included 76 Tilia spp.

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Yellow Morel · 2007 · Journal Article · Journal of the science of food and agriculture

Radical scavenging activities, endogenous oxidative enzymes and total phenols in edible mushrooms commonly consumed in Europe

Edible mushrooms are a good source of antioxidants. Methanol extracts of mushrooms such as Pleurotus sp., Agaricus bisporus, Morchella esculenta, Boletus edulis (approx.

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Maitake · 2007 · Journal Article · Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition

The immune effects of edible fungus polysaccharides compounds in mice.

Most of the current researches on immune function of fungus polysaccharides were based on individual component. Only a few studies were involved in the mixture of proprietary compounds from different species of edible fungi..

Immune supportMetabolic health

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Yellow Morel · 2006 · Journal Article · Journal of the science of food and agriculture

Mineral contents of 34 species of edible mushrooms growing wild in Turkey

Mineral contents of 34 species of wild mushrooms, growing particularly in the central Anatolia region in Turkey, were determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). All mushrooms contained high amounts of Al, Ca, Fe, K, Mg and P..

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Enoki · 2006 · Journal Article · Food chemistry

Non-volatile taste components of canned mushrooms

Three species of canned mushrooms are available in Taiwan, including Agaricus bisporus, Volvariella volvacea and Flammulina velutipes. The non-volatile taste components of fruit bodies and broth in cans were studied.

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Mesima · 2006 · Research Article · Mycobiology

The Culture Conditions for the Mycelial Growth of Phellinus spp.

Phellinus genus belonged to Hymenochaetaceae of Basidiomycetes and has been well known as one of the most popular medicinal mushrooms due to high antitumor activity. This study was carried out to obtain the basic information for mycelial culture conditions of Phellinus linteus, P.

OncologyMetabolic healthGut & microbiome

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King Oyster · 2005 · Comparative Study · Journal of biotechnology

Comparison of different fungal enzymes for bleaching high-quality paper pulps.

Wild and recombinant hydrolases and oxidoreductases with a potential interest for environmentally sound bleaching of high-quality paper pulp (from flax) were incorporated into a totally chlorine free (TCF) sequence that also included a peroxide stage..