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During the production of pectinases by a strain of Aspergillus niger isolated from rotten lemons, methanol was liberated into the medium due to the cleavage of the pectin molecule used as the carbon source. The methanol was subsequently consumed by the microorganism but neither the synthesis nor the activity of pectinesterase and polygalacturonase was affected. Although not studied in detail, the mechanism involved in the utilization of methanol is similar to that described for methylotrophic yeasts.
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Maldonado, M.C., Strasser de Saad, A.M. & Callieri, D.A.S. Methanol utilization by a strain of Aspergillus niger: influence on the synthesis and activity of pectinases. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 9, 202–204 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00327837
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