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Biotransformation of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin by Coprinellus species

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A degradation experiment on dibenzo-p-dioxin (DD) and 2,7-dichlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (2,7-DCDD) was carried out using basidiomycetous fungi belonging to the genera Coprinus, Coprinellus, and Coprinopsis. Some species showed a high rate of decrease in DD for the 2-week test period. Among them, Coprinellus disseminatus showed the highest ability to decrease the DD level, close to 100% by the end of 2 weeks. Further examination showed that Coprinellus disseminatus and Coprinellus micaceus, belonging to the genus Coprinellus, were able to metabolize 2,7-DCDD to a monohydroxylated compound, probably mediated by the P450 system. The metabolism of chlorinated DD by fungi capable of living in soil conditions is reported here for the first time.

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  1. Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori, 680-8553, Japan

    Hiroto Suhara & Nitaro Maekawa

  2. Faculty of Agriculture, Miyazaki University, 1-1 Gakuen Kibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan

    Ichiro Kamei

  3. Laboratory of Systematic Forest and Forest Products Science, Department of Forestry and Forest Products Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581, Japan

    Ryuichiro Kondo

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Suhara, H., Kamei, I., Maekawa, N. et al. Biotransformation of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin by Coprinellus species. Mycoscience 52, 48–52 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10267-010-0062-7

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