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White-Rot Fungus Breaks Down Painkiller Pollution

White-Rot Fungus Breaks Down Painkiller Pollution

White-rot fungus

What they found

Phanerochaete sordida YK-624 removed over 90% of the NSAID loxoprofen in 10 days.

Phanerochaete sordida YK-624 removed over 90% of the NSAID loxoprofen in 10 days.

The number

removed over 90% of loxoprofen in 10 days

How solid is it?

Lab dish

Lab dish

In vitro (lab dish)

In vitro (lab dish)

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Phanerochaete sordida YK-624

Phanerochaete sordida YK-624

Compound

loxoprofen

loxoprofen

Published in

Chemosphere

Chemosphere

Covered in Shroom Scan

Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Anotha One

Anotha One

Another white-rot fungus, Phanerochaete sordida YK-624, was shown to degrade the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) loxoprofen, which persists in the environment. Under non-ligninolytic conditions, the fungus removed over 90% of loxoprofen in 10 days, even at higher concentrations.

Another white-rot fungus, Phanerochaete sordida YK-624, was shown to degrade the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) loxoprofen, which persists in the environment. Under non-ligninolytic conditions, the fungus removed over 90% of loxoprofen in 10 days, even at higher concentrations.

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