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The production of laccases by white-rot fungi under solid-state fermentation conditions

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Laccases (E.C. 1.10.3.2) produced by white-rot fungi (WRF) can be widely used, but the high cost prevents their use in large-scale industrial processes. Finding a solution to the problem could involve laccase production by solid-state fermentation (SSF) simulating the natural growth conditions for WRF. SSF offers several advantages over conventional submerged fermentation (SmF), such as higher efficiency and productivity of the process and pollution reduction. The aim of this review is therefore to provide an overview of the current state of knowledge about the laccase production by WRF under SSF conditions. The focus is on variations in the up-stream process, fermentation and down-stream process and their impact on laccase activity. The variations of up-stream processing involve inoculum preparation, inoculation of the medium and formulation of the propagation and production media. According to the studies, the production process can be shortened to 5–7 days by the selection of a suitable combination of lignocellulosic material and laccase producer without the need for any additional components of the culture medium. Efficient laccase production was achieved by valorisation of wastes as agro-food, municipal wastes or waste generated from wood processing industries. This leads to a reduction of costs and an increase in competitiveness compared to other commonly used methods and/or procedures. There will be significant challenges and opportunities in the future, where SSF could become more efficient and bring the enzyme production to a higher level, especially in new biorefineries, bioreactors and biomolecular/genetic engineering.

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Abbreviations

ABTS:

2,2′-Azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)

ATPE:

Aqueous two-phase extraction

BOD:

Biological oxygen demand

COD:

Chemical oxygen demand

DMP:

2,6-Dimethoxyphenol

d.r.:

Dry residue

d.s.:

Dry substrate

gfs:

Number of units of enzyme produced from 5 g fermented substrate

hum.:

Humidity

Met:

Methylene

NHE:

Normal hydrogen electrode

PMSF:

Phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride

R.T.:

Room temperature

SE:

Steam explosion

SmF:

Submerged fermentation

SSF:

Solid-state fermentation

T:

Temperature

TPP:

Three-phase partitioning

VA:

Veratryl alcohol

WRF:

White-rot fungi

XYL:

2,5-Xylidine

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Slovak Research and Development Agency [Grant Number APVV-18-0154]. We thank Randy T. Legersky for checking the English in the manuscript.

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Conceptualization [DC, BL]; data curation [DC, BL]; investigation [DC, BL, JK, MO, SM]; visualization [DC, BL]; writing—original draft [DC, BL]; formal analysis [DC, BL]; supervision [MO, SM]; writing—review and editing [MO, SM].

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Correspondence to Miroslav Ondrejovič.

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Chmelová, D., Legerská, B., Kunstová, J. et al. The production of laccases by white-rot fungi under solid-state fermentation conditions. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 38, 21 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-021-03207-y

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