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Acid-precipitable polymeric lignin from hardwood lignocellulose: production by a Streptomyces sp.

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A Streptomyces sp. isolate, from decayed wood shavings, solubilized lignocellulose (LC) and lignin of Pinus radiata, producing about 50 mg acid-precipitable polymeric lignin per g LC. The product was poor in protein and carbohydrates and contained mainly vanillin, guaicol, vanillic and ferulic acids. Hardwood LC is thus suitable for producing APPL as a phenolic chemical feedstock.

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  1. V. M. Kaluskar
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  2. B. P. Kapadanis
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  3. M. J. Penninckx
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V.M. Kaluskar is with the Department of Microbiology, J and J Science College, Nadiad 387001, Gujarat, India. B.P. Kapadanis is with the Department of Microbiology, School of Sciences, University of Pune, Ganesh Khind, Pune-41107, Maharashtra, India. M.J. Penninckx is with the Unit of Microbial Physiology and Ecology, Free University of Brussels, c/o IPB 642, rue Engeland, B-1180, Brussels, Belgium

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Kaluskar, V.M., Kapadanis, B.P. & Penninckx, M.J. Acid-precipitable polymeric lignin from hardwood lignocellulose: production by a Streptomyces sp.. World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology 11, 353–354 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00367119

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