Application Potential of Trichoderma in the Degradation of Phenolic Acid-Modified Chitosan.

ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to determine the potential use of fungi of the genus Trichoderma for the degradation of phenolic acid-modified chitosan in compost. At the same time, the enzymatic activity in the compost was checked after the application of a preparation containing a suspension of the fungi Trichoderma (spores concentration 10⁵/mL). The Trichoderma strains were characterized by high lipase and aminopeptidase activity, chitinase, and β-1,3-glucanases. T. atroviride TN1 and T. citrinoviride TN3 metabolized the modified chitosan films best. Biodegradation of modified chitosan films by native microorganisms in the compost was significantly less effective than after the application of a formulation composed of Trichoderma TN1 and TN3

SUBMITTER: Swiontek Brzezinska M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10572696 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature