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Transformation and decomposition of lignin-related compounds by microbial isolates from mine soils

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Spectrophotometric, chromatographic, and ion-exchange procedures were used to follow microbial transformation and degradation of lignin-related compounds during incubation in liquid culture. Analyses of solvent extracts from fermentation media showed that selected mine soil microorganisms were able to modify one or more of the structural components of vanillic and ferulic acids, including methoxyl groups, carbon side-chains, and aromatic rings.

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Rothwell, F.M. Transformation and decomposition of lignin-related compounds by microbial isolates from mine soils. Plant Soil 104, 143–146 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02370636

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