Microbial degradation of aromatic compounds — from one strategy to four

By G. Fuchs, M. Boll, J. Heider. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2011

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Lignin utilization: A review of lignin depolymerization from various aspects (2019, positive): “Lignin is the most abundant phenolic polymer in nature and during a long time of evolution, numerous organisms have developed an effective metabolic system and methods to degrade and convert lignin to aromatic compounds and further convert these compounds to energy by multiple pathways [160].”
Novel enzymes for the degradation of cellulose (2012, background): “Interestingly, the ability of microbes to degrade aromatic compounds such as lignin building blocks is well documented [38].”
Lignin valorization through integrated biological funneling and chemical catalysis (2014, background): “These pathways have long been studied for their catalytic novelty inC-Cbond cleavage in aromatic rings (15–17) and highlight the ability for microbes to evolve mechanisms for xenobiotic catabolism, often driven by man-made pollution (18).”