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A ubiquitous white rot fungus Schizophyllum commune was used for the first time to study the degradation of ferulic acid. Vanillic acid was observed as one of the major products of ferulic acid catabolism, with vanillin formed as an intermediate. Almost 99.9% ferulic acid with a initial concentration of 5 mM was consumed by this fungus after 16 days of incubation at 37 °C.
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Ghosh, S., Sachan, A. & Mitra, A. Degradation of ferulic acid by a white rot fungus Schizophyllum commune. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 21, 385–388 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-004-3621-2
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