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Degradative ability of 2,4,6-tribromophenol by saprophytic fungi Trametes versicolor and Agaricus augustus isolated from chilean forestry

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Trametes versicolor and Agaricus augustus, with a maximum tolerable concentration (MTC) of 80 μg ml−1 tribromophenol (TBP), were selected to evaluate TBP biodegradation capacity. These fungi were capable of decreased TBP concentrations and A. augustus was also capable of biotransforming TBP to tribromoanisole (TBA). Peroxidase and laccase activities were observed in the T. versicolor supernatant but not in that of A. augustus. These tolerance levels could be due to either lignolytic enzymes that degrade TBP or the ability of the fungi to biotransform TBP to tribromoanisole, respectively. The sustained ability of T. versicolor to degrade TBP (total of 40 μg ml−1) in the presence of an additional carbon source suggests that it may have potential applications in the degradation of forestry industry waste.

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Abbreviations

ABTS:

2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylthiazoline-6-sulfonate)

GC:

Gas chromatography

GC-MS:

Gas-mass chromatography

YMG:

Yeast Maltose Glucose

MTC:

Maximum tolerable concentration

TBP:

2,4,6-tribromophenol

TBA:

Tribromoanisole

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  1. Laboratorio de Química de Productos Naturales, Departamento de Botánica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Casilla 160-C, Concepcion, Chile

    César Donoso, José Becerra, Norberto Garrido & Mario Silva

  2. Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepcion, Chile

    Miguel Martínez

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Donoso, C., Becerra, J., Martínez, M. et al. Degradative ability of 2,4,6-tribromophenol by saprophytic fungi Trametes versicolor and Agaricus augustus isolated from chilean forestry . World J Microbiol Biotechnol 24, 961–968 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-007-9559-4

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