Prospects for inhibition of lignin degrading enzymes to control ganoderma white rot of oil palm

• Main Authors: Paterson, R. R. M, Meon, Sariah, Zainal Abidin, M. A, Lima, Nelson
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16374/1/Prospects%20for%20inhibition%20of%20lignin%20degrading%20enzymes%20to%20control%20ganoderma%20white%20rot%20of%20oil%20palm.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16374/

Oil palm (OP) is prone to a rot by the fungus Ganoderma which may be capable of being controlled by enzyme inhibitors. Palm oil is used in the production of vegetable oil for foods, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and, most recently, biodiesel. However, the fundamental process of the disease as “white...