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Pleurotus spp. são fungos capazes de degradar a lignocelulose graças à excreção de enzimas com diferentes aplicações industriais. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a influência dos meios de cultivo na produção de biomassa micelial e na atividade de lacase, celulases e xilanase de Pleurotus spp. Pleurotus citrinopileatus U16-23, P. djamor U16-20, U16-25 e U16-28, P. eryngii U16-30, P. ostreatus U16-22 e P. pulmonarius U16-21 foram cultivados por 12 dias a 28 ºC em meio extrato de malte (EM-20 g L-1), meio definido (MD glicose 10 g L-1 e extrato de levedura 2 g L-1), ou em meio bagaço de cana-de-açúcar (BC) igual ao MD, mas substituindo glicose por bagaço (50 g L-1). O maior crescimento ocorreu no meio EM e P. djamor U16-25 a cepa que gerou mais biomassa (7,5 ± 0,1 g L-1). A maioria das cepas apresentou maior atividade de lacase no meio MD e as atividades maiores foram de P. djamor U16-25 (22243 ± 745 U L-1) e P. pulmonarius (20924 ± 46 U L-1). P. citrinopileatus e P. djamor U16-25 não produziram celulases, mas P. djamor U16-20 e P. eryngii produziram as maiores atividades de celulase nos meios EM e MD. Todas as cepas produziram xilanase em e as maiores atividades foram observadas no meio EM e P. djamor U16-28 (67154 ± 1597 U L-1) foi o maior produtor. Pleurotus djamor U16-25 se destacou como produtor de lacase e de xilanase livre de celulase revelando potencial para aplicação na indústria de papel e celulose.

This study aimed to screen phytase-producing basidiomycetes by submerged cultivation (SmC) with particulate agro-industrial byproducts and evaluate the enzyme's thermal and pH stability. Five among eight fungal species produced high phytase activity (> 300 U mL-1) after seven days in SmC. Ganoderma sp., the best phytase producer (1130 U mL-1), was grown in a liquid medium with particulate agro-industrial byproducts (coffee husks, citric pulp, sugarcane bagasse, and soybean hulls). Soybean hulls increased phytase activity (16%) and productivity (2.3-fold). The residual phytase activity was determined after 120 min incubation in different pH (pH 3, 5, 7, and 9) and temperatures (30, 50, and 70 oC). Phytase activity remained stable at pH ranging from 3 to 9, with 100% activity retention after 120 min at pH 7. Furthermore, Phytase retained more than 60% activity when incubated for 120 min from 30 oC to 70 oC. Our findings support future studies using Ganoderma sp. and particulate soybean hulls for phytase production for potential use in the animal feed industry.

Fungi are capable of sensing light from ultraviolet to far-red and they use light as a source of information about the environment anticipating stress and adverse conditions. Lentinus crinitus is a lignin-degrading fungus which produces laccase and other enzymes of biotechnological interest. The effect of blue light on fungal enzymatic activity has been studied; however, it has not been found studies on the effect of the blue light on carbohydrate-active enzymes and on mycelial biomass production of L. crinitus. We aimed to investigate carbohydrate-active enzymes activity and mycelial biomass production of L. crinitus cultivated under continuous illumination with blue light. L. crinitus was cultivated in malt extract medium in the dark, without agitation, and under continuous illumination with blue light-emitting diodes. The blue light reduced the total cellulase, pectinase and xylanase activities but increased the endoglucanase activity. Blue light reduced the mycelial growth of L. crinitus in 26% and the enzymatic activity-to-mycelial biomass ratio (U mg-1 dry basis) increased in 10% total cellulase, 33% endoglucanase, and 16% pectinase activities. Also, it is suggested that L. crinitus has a photosensory system and it could lead to new process of obtaining enzymes of biotechnological interest.