Elucidation of microbial lignin degradation pathways using synthetic isotope-labelled lignin
Awatif H. Alruwaili, Goran M. M. Rashid, Victoria Sodré, James Mason, Zainab Rehman, Anjali Menakath, David L. Cheung, Steven P. Brown, Timothy D. H. Bugg
Abstract
Pathways by which the biopolymer lignin is broken down by soil microbes could be used to engineer new biocatalytic routes from lignin to renewable chemicals, but are currently not fully understood.
Topics & Concepts
Oxalic acidLigninChemistryRhodococcusGlycolic acidOrganic chemistryCarboxylic acidMetabolic pathwayBiochemistryEnzymeBacteriaBiologyLactic acidGeneticsEnzyme-mediated dye degradationLignin and Wood ChemistryBiochemical and biochemical processes