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Growth inhibition of wood-decay fungi by lignin-related aromatic compounds

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The relation between lignin-related structure and antifungal activities was assessed against the white-rot fungus Trametes versicolor and two brown-rot fungi, Coniophora puteana and Rhodonia placenta. Various aromatic compounds were used to study the effect of lignin-related products. Guaiacyl and p-hydroxyphenyl units have hold greater antifungal properties than syringyl units. The presence of carbonyl and conjugated double bond increased inhibition of fungal growth, thus, highlighting the importance of the propyl chains. Furthermore, the alkylation either on phenolic or carboxylic acid moieties strongly increased fungicidal activities.

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    Cédric Cabral Almada, Frédérique Ham-Pichavant & Stéphane Grelier

  2. Université de Bordeaux, Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques, ENSCBP, 16 Avenue Pey-Berland, 33607, Pessac Cedex, France

    Cédric Cabral Almada, Frédérique Ham-Pichavant & Stéphane Grelier

  3. Institut Technologique FCBA, Allée de Boutaut, BP 227, 33028, Bordeaux Cedex, France

    Mathilde Montibus & Gilles Labat

  4. Institut Technologique FCBA-Pôle InTechFibres, Domaine Universitaire, CS 90251, 38044, Grenoble Cedex 9, France

    Sandra Tapin-Lingua & Denilson D. A. Silva Perez

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Cabral Almada, C., Montibus, M., Ham-Pichavant, F. et al. Growth inhibition of wood-decay fungi by lignin-related aromatic compounds. Eur. J. Wood Prod. 79, 1057–1065 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-021-01689-z

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