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The aim of this work was to study the growth and production of ligninolytic enzymes by Fomes sclerodermeus using a natural medium based on wheat bran as the principal substrate in a solid-state fermentation. Growth was monitored by measuring the chitin content in the substrate. The maximum rate of growth was observed between days 7 and 18. A 38% total dry-weight loss of the substrate was measured after 28 days of cultivation. Differential hydrolysis of the substrate revealed that cellulose was more extensively degraded than lignin. In the 28-day incubation period, the losses of cellulose and lignin were 38 and 15%, respectively. No lignin peroxidase activity was found in any of the media tested. The maximum manganese-dependent peroxidase activity recorded was 6.3 U g−1 at 14 days, while the maximum laccase activity was 270 U g−1 at 28 days post-inoculation. Addition of commonly used inducers such as copper or manganese did not produce a further increase in the enzyme activities, nor did addition of glucose, asparagine, or malt extract.
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This work was partly supported by CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) Argentina, and Universidad de Buenos Aires.
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Papinutti, V.L., Diorio, L.A. & Forchiassin, F. Production of laccase and manganese peroxidase by Fomes sclerodermeus grown on wheat bran. J IND MICROBIOL BIOTECHNOL 30, 157–160 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10295-003-0025-5
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