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In order to determine the effect of substrate nitrogen (N) on ligninolytic activity, Pleurotus ostreatus was grown in solid media containing either growth-limiting (1mM) or excess (10mM) NH4Cl. After 25 days, 14C−CO2 production from 14C-cornstover lignin in low-N medium was 3 times that in nitrogen (N)-rich medium. Supplementation of low-N medium with glucose (0.3%) further enhanced ligninolytic activity. Decolorization of an aromatic, polymeric dye, Poly R-481, in solid media was also greatest under N-limiting conditions.
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Commanday, F., Macy, J.M. Effect of substrate nitrogen on lignin degradation by Pleurotus ostreatus . Arch. Microbiol. 142, 61–65 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00409238
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