Degradation of Poly(L‐lactide) by a Fungus

By A. Jarerat, Y. Tokiwa. 2001

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Biodegradability and biodegradation of poly(lactide) (2006, background): “album secreted a protease rather than a lipase enzyme (Jarerat and Tokiwa 2001).”
An overview of the recent developments in polylactide (PLA) research. (2010, background): “Jarerat and Tokiwa (2001, 2003) mentioned that Tritirachium album is the only reported PLA degrading fungal strain so far.”
Polymer Biodegradation and Biodegradable Polymers - a Review (2010, methodology): “Biodegradation of these polymers is measured by microbial growth on an agar plate containing the respective emulsified polymer substrate [45, 36], or by enzymatic degradation tests using fungal hydrolases (e.”
Biodegradation of starch/polylactic acid/poly(hydroxyester-ether) composite bars in soil (2003, background): “Jarerat and Tokiwa [15] showed that PLA was degraded by the fungus Tritirachium album at 30 C only if gelatin was added to the medium.”
Abiotic and biotic environmental degradation of the bioplastic polymer poly(lactic acid): A review (2017, background): “While some studies have reported that microorganisms do not enhance PLA degradation [56], other studies have suggested that microbial enzymes exist that are capable of directly degrading high molecular weight PLA [72 e 74].”