2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Observing the biodegradation of wood via biophotons and spectroscopic analyses
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26660142
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Wood science
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | biomass / lignin / biophoton / fungi / wood / biodegradation |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Wood-rotting fungi are the major decomposers of wood components in nature. Especially the decomposition mechanism of persistent lignin is a critical issue. Previous studies about lignin-degrading enzymes, mediators, and the identification of degraded compounds have been conducted. However, it is hard to monitor the real activity of wood-rotting fungi in site. In this study, we visualized weak biophotons and imaged the time course behavior of fungi. Spectroscopic analysis was also performed on secondary metabolites produced during the biodegradation. This research paves the way to a new development that dynamically observes the degradation mechanism of wood components by wood-rotting fungi.
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| Free Research Field |
木質生分解学
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