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Rare Mushroom Enzyme Breaks Down Hormone and Drug Pollutants

Rare Mushroom Enzyme Breaks Down Hormone and Drug Pollutants

Fringed sawgill

What they found

Fringed sawgill laccase cut β-estradiol by 82%, diclofenac by 70% and bisphenol-A by 30%.

Fringed sawgill laccase cut β-estradiol by 82%, diclofenac by 70% and bisphenol-A by 30%.

The number

β-estradiol (82% reduction)

How solid is it?

Lab dish

Lab dish

In vitro (lab dish)

In vitro (lab dish)

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At a glance

Latin name

Lentinus berteroi

Lentinus berteroi

Compound

laccase

laccase

Published in

Biodegradation

Biodegradation

Covered in Shroom Scan

Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Pollutant-Busting Fungi

Pollutant-Busting Fungi

Fringed sawgill (Lentinus berteroi), a rare mushroom, produces a powerful laccase enzyme that can break down harmful pollutants like β-estradiol (82% reduction), diclofenac (70%), and bisphenol-A (30%). While it couldn’t degrade ibuprofen, the enzyme remained 80% active for over two days.

Fringed sawgill (Lentinus berteroi), a rare mushroom, produces a powerful laccase enzyme that can break down harmful pollutants like β-estradiol (82% reduction), diclofenac (70%), and bisphenol-A (30%). While it couldn’t degrade ibuprofen, the enzyme remained 80% active for over two days.

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