Degradation of Homocyclic Aromatic Compounds by Fungi

Abstract

Aromatic compounds have multiple applications and are used in food and beverages, cosmetics, perfumes, plastics, pharmaceuticals, etc. Aromatic compounds are found everywhere and the degradation of aromatic compounds is essential for microorganism to survive in their environment since many of these compounds are toxic. The study of aromatic metabolism is important for the development of biotechnological processes that can give rise of new or valuable compounds. In this article examples of aromatic compounds degraded by fungi are given.