C. W. Chang, J. Bumpus
Mar 1, 1993
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FEMS microbiology letters
Abstract
Lignin peroxidase H2 (LP-H2) from Phanerochaete chrysosporium oxidized 4-chloroaniline to form several oligomers. Included among the compounds identified were: 4,4'-dichloroazobenzene, 2-(4-chloroanilino)-5-hydroxybenzoquinone-di-4-chloroanil and 2-amino-5-(4-chloroanilino) benzoquinone-di-4-chloroanil. In contrast to results by others, we showed that oligomers of 4-chloroaniline were also formed by the fungus in vivo. It was also demonstrated that, although these potentially toxic intermediates are made, they are also degraded.