Lignin Biodegradation: Microbiology, Chemistry, and Potential Applications

1. Lignin Structure and Morphological Distribution in Plant Cell Walls 2. The Uptake and Catabolism of Lignin-Related Aromatic Compounds and Their Regulation in Microorganisms 3. 14C-Labeled Lignins as Substrates for the Study of Lignin Biodegradation and Transformation 4. Microbial Degradation and Stabilization of 14C-Labeled Lignins, Phenols, and Phenolic Polymers in Relation to Soil Humus Formation 5. Fate of Lignin and Related Aromatic Substrates in Anaerobic Environments 6. A Comparison of the Degradation of 14C-Labeled DHP and Corn stalk lignins by Micro- and Macrofungi and Bacteria 7. Screening White-Rot Fungi for Their Capacity to Delignify Wood 8. Microbial Degradation of DHP 9. Microbial Degradation of Dilignols as Lignin Models 10. Stereobiochemical Approach to Lignin Biodegradation: Possible Significance of Nonstereospecific Oxidation Catalyzed by Laccase for Lignin Decomposition by White-Rot Fungi 11. The Chemistry of Lignin Degradation by White-Rot Fungi