Estrogenic Reduction of Styrene Monomer Degraded by Phanerochaete chrysosporium KFRI 20742

• Published in: The journal of microbiology Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 177 - 184
• Main Authors: Lee, J.W. (Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea), Lee, S.M. (Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea), Hong, E.J. (Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea), Jeung, E.B. (Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea), Kang, H.Y. (Korea Forest Research Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea), Kim, M.K. (Korea Forest Research Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea), Choi, I.G. (Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea), E-mail: cingyu@snu.ac.kr
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) 한국미생물학회 01.04.2006
• Subjects: AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; Basidiomycota - drug effects; Basidiomycota - enzymology; Basidiomycota - growth & development; BIODEGRADACION; BIODEGRADATION; Biodegradation, Environmental; Daldinia concentrica; Drug Resistance, Fungal; Estrogens - pharmacology; HIDROCARBUROS AROMATICOS; HYDROCARBURE AROMATIQUE; Laccase - analysis; Laccase - metabolism; ligninase; Mycelium - drug effects; Mycelium - enzymology; Mycelium - growth & development; Peroxidase - analysis; Peroxidase - metabolism; Phanerochaete - drug effects; Phanerochaete - enzymology; Phanerochaete - growth & development; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM; RNA, Fungal; RNA, Messenger; Styrene - metabolism; Styrene - pharmacology; Trametes versicolor; white rot fungi; 생물학
• ISSN: 1225-8873; 1976-3794

The characteristic biodegradation of monomeric styrene by Phanerochaete chrysosporium KFRI 20742, Trametes versicolor KFRI 20251 and Daldinia concentrica KFRI 40-1 was carried out to examine the resistance, its degradation efficiency and metabolites analysis. The estrogenic reduction effect of styrene by the fungi was also evaluated. The mycelium growth of fungi differentiated depending on the concentration levels of styrene. Additionally P. chrysosporium KFRI 20742 showed superior mycelium growth at less than 200 mg/l, while D. concentrica KFRI 40-1 was more than 200 mg/l.