Biodegradation of Phthalic Acid Esters by the White Rot Fungus <i>Peniophora lycii</i>
O. S. Savinova,
A. V. Shabaev,
T. V. Fedorova
Abstract:Abstract—The ability of the white rot fungus Peniophora lycii to degrade such phthalic acid esters (PAEs) as diethyl phthalate (DEP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), diisobutyl phthalate (DiBP), and n-butylbenzyl phthalate (BBP) was studied. It was shown that DEHP was most efficiently biodegraded by the fungus (over 98% on day 6 of cultivation). The residual content of DBP and DiBP in the culture liquid of the fungus at the end of cultivation (10 days) was ~17–18%. BBP turned out to… Show more
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