Abstract
The role of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has been discussed in the degradation of wood by wood-rotting fungi. The production of extracellular hydrogen peroxide was studied by detecting the oxidation of the chromogen 2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS) by H2O2 and horse radish peroxidase (HPR). ABTS and HPR were added to a solid wood based culture media. In this study two brown-rotters, Poria placenta and Serpula lacrymans, produced detectable extracellular hydrogen peroxide.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Stockholm |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 1990 |
| MoE publication type | D4 Published development or research report or study |
| Event | International Research Group on Wood Preservation, IRG - Rotorua, New Zealand Duration: 13 May 1990 → 18 May 1990 |
Publication series
| Series | IRG Documents |
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| Number | IRG/WP/1446 |