Lignin represents a particularly challenging problem to biomass deconstruction as its chemical bonding is highly heterologous, including various C-C and C-O type bonds that have differential activity towards acid/base chemical treatment or oxidative biological depolymerization. Our group is interested in the discovery and characterization of microbial ligninases with the long-term goal of improving our understanding of the relationship between enzyme reactivity and changes in lignin structure. Towards this goal, we seek to explore the diversity of lignin degradation pathways found in soil bacteria.

Studying bacterial lignin degradation in the environment

247th National Meeting (2014)

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