Discovery and Functional Analysis of a Salicylic Acid Hydroxylase from Aspergillus niger
Ronnie J. M. Lubbers, Adiphol Dilokpimol, Jaap Visser, Kristiina Hildén, Miia Mäkelä, Ronald P. de Vries
Abstract
Nonrenewable petroleum sources are being depleted, and therefore, alternative sources are needed. Plant biomass is one of the most abundant renewable sources on Earth and is efficiently degraded by fungi.
Topics & Concepts
Aspergillus nigerSalicylic acidBiomass (ecology)Non-renewable resourceBiologyPetroleumAspergillusBiotechnologyRenewable energyChemistryEnvironmental scienceMicrobiologyBiochemistryEcologyPaleontologyBiofuel production and bioconversionEnzyme Production and CharacterizationMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction