A review of information, as well as new research results related to low molecular weight
metal chelators isolated from wood decay fungi is presented. Low molecular weight …

Iron, hydrogen peroxide, biochelators and oxalate are believed to play important roles in
cellulose degradation by brown-rot fungi. The effect of these compounds in an …

Extracelluar substances that had single-electron oxidation activity were isolated from
cultures of brown-rot and white-rot. The molecular weights of the substances estimated by …

The brown rot fungus Wolfiporia cocos and the selective white rot fungus Perenniporia
medulla-panis produce peptides and phenolate-derivative compounds as low molecular …

White-rot fungi preferably degrade wood from deciduous trees, whilst wood decay by brown-
rot fungi is predominant on coniferous substrates. A compilation of recent publications on …

Extractives are non-structural wood molecules that represent a minor fraction in wood.
However, they are source of diverse molecules putatively bioactive. Inhibition of fungal …

Many forms of Fe (II) react with H2O2 to generate hydroxyl radicals (Fenton reaction). There
is evidence that hydroxyl radicals are important in brown-rot, while they can be formed by …

This overview focuses on fungal attack and degradation of wood by the brown rot fungi.
These fungi are perhaps the most important agents involved in the degradation of wood …

Although many wood decay basidiomycetes secrete oxidative and hydrolytic enzymes that
participate in lignocellulose biodedgradation, it is generally recognized now that these …

Accumulation of oxalic acid in low nitrogen and high nitrogen nutrient cultures of brown-rot
and white-rot fungi are compared with the previously reported findings on fungal production …