Résumé
It has been shown that the enzyme ligninase is able to catalyse the oxidation of a number of non-phenolic aromatic compounds. The characterisation of two new products from 1,4-dimethoxybenzene and 1,2,3,5-tetramethoxybenzene is also reported. The ability of di-, tri- and tetramethoxybenzene derivatives to facilitate the oxidation of less readily oxidised substrates such as anisyl alcohol and 4-methoxymandelic acid has also been studied.