Title: Degradation of indulin, a kraft pine lignin, by<i>Serratia marcescens</i>
Abstract: Abstract Serratia marcescens isolated from decaying coconut pith exhibited high lignolytic activity. Growth on indicator medium, analysis of residual indulin, and infra-red spectroscopic analysis indicated the lignolytic potential of the isolate. Ortho-Coumaric acid, ferulic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy cinnamic acid and protocatechuic acid were identified as intermediates involved in indulin degradation by S. marcescens. Qualitative confirmation and quantitative estimation of the intermediates were carried out by high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC). Keywords: Indulin degradationLignolytic activityLignin degrading bacteria Serratia marcescens Acknowledgment This work was supported by funds from the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India through a research grant to Prof. A. Mahadevan. MMR thanks Late Prof. A.M. for his guidance. Prof. N. Anand, Director, Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras, is thanked for providing laboratory facilities and M/s. Anchrom Inc. Mumbai for providing HPTLC facility.
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-03-26
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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