This study was carried out to better understand the characteristic
modification mechanisms of monolignols by enzyme
system of Abortiporus biennis and to induce the degradation
of monolignols. Degradation and polymerization of monolignols
were simultaneously induced by A. biennis. Whole
cells of A. biennis degraded coniferyl alcohol to vanillin and
coniferyl aldehyde, and degraded sinapyl alcohol to 2,6-dimethoxybenzene-
1,4-diol, with the production of dimers. The
molecular weight of monolignols treated with A. biennis increased
drastically. The activities of lignin degrading enzymes
were monitored for 24 h to determine whether there was any
correlation between monolignol biomodification and ligninolytic
enzymes. We concluded that complex enzyme systems
were involved in the degradation and polymerization of monolignols.
To degrade monolignols, ascorbic acid was added
to the culture medium as a reducing agent. In the presence
of ascorbic acid, the molecular weight was less increased in
the case of coniferyl alcohol, while that of sinapyl alcohol was
similar to that of the control. Furthermore, the addition of
ascorbic acid led to the production of various degraded compounds:
syringaldehyde and acid compounds. Accordingly,
these results demonstrated that ascorbic acid prevented the
rapid polymerization of monolignols, thus stabilizing radicals
generated by enzymes of A. biennis. Thereafter, A. biennis catalyzed
the oxidation of stable monolignols. As a result, ascorbic
acid facilitated predominantly monolignols degradation
by A. biennis through the stabilization of radicals. These
findings showed outstanding ability of A. biennis to modify
the lignin compounds rapidly and usefully.
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