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Brown-rotted wood has been used as a source of lignin to investigate further the antialgal effects of lignocellulosic materials such as decomposing barley straw. The antialgal activity of brown-rotted and white-rotted wood has been determined in a laboratory bioassay. Using pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, the lignin of the rotted wood samples has been compared and the significance of the structure of the lignin in antialgal activity is discussed.
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Pillinger, J.M., Gilmour, I. & Ridge, I. Comparison of antialgal activity of brown-rotted and white-rotted wood andIn situ analysis of lignin. J Chem Ecol 21, 1113–1125 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02228315
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