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Brown-rot fungi

Appears in 2 processs and 4 steps. Everything below is linked: open a process to see it in context.

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White-rot and brown-rot fungi: two routes to lignin and cellulose decay

3 steps

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Brown-rot fungi lack class II peroxidases and use Fenton chemistry (Fe2+ + H2O2 gives hydroxyl radicals) to depolymerize cellulose, leaving modified lignin

Saprotrophic fungi

1 step

White-rot and brown-rot fungi: two routes to lignin and cellulose decay

Often found with

White-rot fungi 3 Saprotrophic fungi 3 Lignin 2 Cellulose 2 Litter 1 Iron 1 Hydrogen peroxide 1

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