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- Title
A comparative characterization of fungal melanin and the humin-like substances synthesized by Cerrena maxima 0275.
- Authors
Koroleva, O.; Kulikova, N.; Alekseeva, T.; Stepanova, E.; Davidchik, V.; Belyaeva, E.; Tsvetkova, E.
- Abstract
Comparative studies of fungal melanin and two preparations of the high-molecular-weight humin-like substances formed during a solid-phase cultivation of the basidiomycete Cerrena maxima 0275 for 45 and 70 days were performed. The fungal melanin from Aspergillus niger and the humin-like substances synthesized by the basidiomycete C. maxima 0275 are similar in their physicochemical properties (elemental composition and behavior in acids and alkalis) and auxin-like activities. However, these biopolymers differ, essentially, at the structural level. According to IR spectroscopy data, the obtained humin-like substances display a higher similarity to natural humic acids and are more diverse in their functional groups compared with fungal melanins. Presumably, this is connected with the fact that laccase is involved in formation of humin-like substances; moreover, this enzyme is involved not only in the synthesis of these polymers, but also in their modification and degradation.
- Subjects
COMPARATIVE studies; MELANINS; PLANT hormones; BIOPOLYMERS; HUMIC acid; ORGANIC chemistry
- Publication
Applied Biochemistry & Microbiology, 2007, Vol 43, Issue 1, p61
- ISSN
0003-6838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1134/S0003683807010115