The Persulfate Oxidation of Fungal Melanins
- 1 November 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Soil Science Society of America Journal
- Vol. 47 (6) , 1145-1148
- https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj1983.03615995004700060017x
Abstract
Four fungal melanins were degraded by potassium persulfate, a new, mild chemical oxidation method. The percentage of degradation varied from 15 to 50% calculated by weight loss. Analysis of the degradation products by gas chromatography showed numerous fatty acids, both straight and branched chain, in widely varying amounts. The n‐C16 and n‐C18 acids were present in greatest abundance. By two‐dimensional thin‐layer chromatography, several phenols and anthraquinones were noted.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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