Degradation of hop bitter acids by fungi

Waste Manag. 2008;28(8):1406-10. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.06.014. Epub 2007 Sep 12.

Abstract

Nine fungal strains related to: Trametes versicolor, Nigrospora oryzae, Inonotus radiatus, Crumenulopsis sororia, Coryneum betulinum, Cryptosporiopsis radicicola, Fusarium equiseti, Rhodotorula glutinis and Candida parapsilosis were tested for their ability to degrade humulones and lupulones. The best results were obtained for T. versicolor culture, in which humulones and lupulones were fully degraded after 4days of incubation in the dark or after 36h in the light. The experiments were performed on a commercial hop extract and on sterilized spent hops.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acids / analysis
  • Acids / chemistry*
  • Biodegradation, Environmental
  • Bioreactors
  • Calibration
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Fermentation
  • Fungi / metabolism*
  • Humulus / metabolism*
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Light
  • Time Factors
  • Waste Management / methods*

Substances

  • Acids