Abstract

A dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)-degrading yeast strainCryptococcus humicolus WU-2 was isolated and characterized. When 0.64 mM (50 mg/l) DMSO was added as the sole source of sulfur, DMSO was completely consumed by WU-2 in 48 h and oxidized to dimethyl sulfone with a molar conversion ratio of 83%. WU-2 also oxidized alkyl sulfides such as dimethyl sulfide, ethyl methyl sulfide and diethyl sulfide into the corresponding sulfones, which are odorless compounds.

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