Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 210-213 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
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Keywords
- melanin
- decolorization
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Screening of micro-organisms for decolorization of melanins produced by bluestain fungi. / Rättö, Marjaana; Chatani, M.; Ritschkoff, Anne-Christine; Viikari, Liisa.
In: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Vol. 55, No. 2, 2001, p. 210-213.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Screening of micro-organisms for decolorization of melanins produced by bluestain fungi
AU - Rättö, Marjaana
AU - Chatani, M.
AU - Ritschkoff, Anne-Christine
AU - Viikari, Liisa
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - A total of 17 fungi and four bacteria were screened for their ability to decolorize melanin, using isolated extracellular melanin of the bluestain fungus Aureobasidium pullulans as substrate. On agar media, decolorization was observed by four fungal strains: Bjerkandera adusta VTT-D-99746, Galactomyces geotrichum VTT-D-84228, Trametes hirsuta VTT-D-95443 and Trametes versicolor VTT-D-99747. The four fungi were more efficient on nitrogen-limited medium than on complete medium. The melanin-decolorizing activity of G. geotrichum appeared to be located on the mycelium and could be liberated into the medium enzymatically.
AB - A total of 17 fungi and four bacteria were screened for their ability to decolorize melanin, using isolated extracellular melanin of the bluestain fungus Aureobasidium pullulans as substrate. On agar media, decolorization was observed by four fungal strains: Bjerkandera adusta VTT-D-99746, Galactomyces geotrichum VTT-D-84228, Trametes hirsuta VTT-D-95443 and Trametes versicolor VTT-D-99747. The four fungi were more efficient on nitrogen-limited medium than on complete medium. The melanin-decolorizing activity of G. geotrichum appeared to be located on the mycelium and could be liberated into the medium enzymatically.
KW - melanin
KW - decolorization
U2 - 10.1007/s002530000516
DO - 10.1007/s002530000516
M3 - Article
VL - 55
SP - 210
EP - 213
JO - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
JF - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
SN - 0175-7598
IS - 2
ER -