Decomposition of angiospermic wood sawdust and laccase production by two Pleurotus species

✍ Scribed by D. S. Arora; Dr. D. K. Sandhu

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1987
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 348 KB
• Volume: 27
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0233-111X
• DOI: 10.1002/jobm.3620270402

✦ Synopsis

Out of different lignin preparations, phenolic compounds and sugars tested, indulin AT proved to be the best substrate for laccase production in both Pleurotus ostreatus and P . sajor-caju. Sugars supported good growth but repressed enzyme production. I n P. ostreatw the enzyme production was maximum a t 25 "C, pH 5 and 0.1% indulin AT. Angiospermic wood saw dust suffered a total weight loss of 6% accompanied by 14% lignin loss during 60 days incubation with P. ostreatus.