The biochemistry of dry-rot in wood
- 1 January 1929
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 23 (1) , 110-114
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj0230110
Abstract
Modern methods of cellulose analysis applied to wood of Picea excelsa, completely decayed by Merulius lacrymans, show a 60% decrease in cellulose, 57% increase in lignin (altered in decay), 82% increase of uronic acids, and a 77% increase of methoxyl content. A comparison of sound and decayed wood, following the technique of Dore (1920), is presented.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Contributions to the Study of LigninBiochemical Journal, 1927
- The Hemicelluloses. Part IVBiochemical Journal, 1926
- Note upon the Hydrogen Ion Concentration Necessary to Inhibit the Growth of Four Wood-Destroying FungiScience, 1918