Genetic and Biochemical Studies of Lignolytic Bacteria
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This award supports cooperative research in forest products                     research between T. Kent Kirk of the University of Wisconsin                    at Madison and Jose Vicuna of the Catholic University in                        Santiago, Chile.  They will undertake genetic and biochemical                   studies of bacteria responsible for lignin biodegradation.                      Natural bacterial strains will be sought that can metabolize                    low molecular weight lignin-related substrates.  Then the                       metabolic pathways involved in the degradation of lignin                        model compounds will be identified and the enzymes which                        catalyze the cleavage of intermonomeric linkages will be                        isolated and characterized.  Bacterial growth on lignin and                     their consumption of fungal degradation products will be                        analyzed.  Finally, a genetic library of lignolytic strains                     will be constructed.                                                                                                                                            This research will continue a successful collaboration                          between Kirk, who has experience in lignin chemistry and                        Vicuna, who has isolated several strains of lignin bacteria.                    Little work has been done in South America on lignin                            degradation.  Yet its different ecological habitats may yield                   microbial strains unknown in the northern hemisphere.  This                     work allows the U.S. scientist to include bacterial studies                     in his work and will aid the research component of the                          Chilean pulp and paper industry.  Their different                               complementary backgrounds and approaches are likely to lead                     to advances in pulp bleaching, in modifying fiber properties,                   in converting lignin to useful products and in waste                            treatment.  In so doing the project fulfills the goals of the                   Science in Developing Countries Program.
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{'Code': '5926', 'Text': 'LATIN AMERICA, SDC'}
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