Artículo
Fungal melanins that deteriorate paper cultural heritage: An overview
Fecha de publicación:
21/08/2020
Editorial:
Allen Press Inc.
Revista:
Mycologia
ISSN:
0027-5514
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
Clasificación temática:
Resumen
Paper-based works of art and documents of cultural importance kept in museums and libraries can show notorious signs of deterioration, including foxing stains, caused by fungal colonization. Some of the main chromophore agents of fungal origin that deteriorate paper and therefore affect paper cultural heritage both aesthetically and structurally are the group of pigments called melanins. Thus, knowledge of the diversity and features of fungal melanins and of the melanization pathways of fungi growing on paper is key to removing these pigments from paper-based works of cultural importance. This review provides an approach about the current knowledge of melanins synthesized by papercolonizing fungi, their localization in the fungal structures, and their role in the deterioration of paper. This knowledge might contribute to developing new, effective, and sustainable strategies of restoration and conservation of historical documents and works of art based on paper.
Palabras clave:
BIODETERIORATION
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CONSERVATION
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DARK FUNGI
,
FOXING STAINS
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Articulos(CCT - LA PLATA)
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - LA PLATA
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - LA PLATA
Articulos(INFIVE)
Articulos de INST.DE FISIOLOGIA VEGETAL
Articulos de INST.DE FISIOLOGIA VEGETAL
Citación
Nitiu, Daniela Silvana; Mallo, Andrea Cecilia; Saparrat, Mario Carlos Nazareno; Fungal melanins that deteriorate paper cultural heritage: An overview; Allen Press Inc.; Mycologia; 112; 5; 21-8-2020; 859-870
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