Lignocellulosic wastes are generally produced in huge amounts worldwide. Peach waste of these obtained from fruit juice industry was utilized as the substrate for laccase production by Pleurotus eryngii under solid state bioprocessing (SSB). Its chemical composition was determined and this bioprocess was carried out under stationary conditions at 28°C. The effects of different compounds; copper, iron, Tween 80, ammonium nitrate and manganese, and their variable concentrations on laccase production were investigated in detail. The optimum production of laccase (43,761.33 ± 3845 U L -1 ) was achieved on the day of 20 by employing peach waste of 5.0 g and 70 lM ammonium nitrate, 750 lM Mn 2? as the inducers. The dye decolorization also researched to determine the degrading capability of laccase produced from peach culture under the above-mentioned conditions. Within this scope of the study, methyl orange, tartrazine, reactive red 2 and reactive black dyes were treated with this enzyme. The highest decolorization was performed with methyl orange as 43 ± 2.8% after 5 min of treatment when compared to other dyes. Up to now, this is the first report on the induction of laccase production by P. eryngii under SSB using peach waste as the substrate.

Pleurotus eryngii (DC.) Gillet (MCC58) was investigated for its ligninolytic ability to produce laccase (Lac), manganese peroxidase (MnP), aryl alcohol oxidase (AAO), and lignin peroxidase (LiP) enzymes through solid-state fermentation using apricot and pomegranate agroindustrial wastes. The reducing sugar, protein, lignin, and cellulose levels in these were studied. Also, the production of these ligninolytic enzymes was researched over the growth of the microorganism throughout 20 days, and the reducing sugar, protein, and nitrogen levels were recorded during the stationary cultivation at 28 ± 0.5°C. The highest Lac activity was obtained as 1618.5 ± 25 U/L on day 12 of cultivation using apricot. The highest MnP activity was attained as 570.82 ± 15 U/L on day 17 in pomegranate culture and about the same as apricot culture. There were low LiP activities in both cultures. The maximum LiP value detected was 16.13 ± 0.8 U/L in apricot cultures. In addition, AAO activities in both cultures showed similar trends up to day 17 of cultivation, with the highest AAO activity determined as 105.99 ± 6.3 U/L on day 10 in apricot cultures. Decolorization of the azo dye methyl orange was also achieved with produced ligninolytic enzymes by P. eryngii using apricot and pomegranate wastes.

Pleurotus eryngii (DC.) Gillet (MCC58) was investigated for its ability to produce various ligninolytic enzymes such as laccase (Lac), manganese peroxidase (MnP), aryl alcohol oxidase (AAO), and lignin peroxidase (LiP) by solid-state fermentation (SSF), which was carried out using a support substrate from the fruit juice industry. The chemical content of grape waste from this industry was studied. Also, the production patterns of these extracellular enzymes were researched during the growth of the organism for a period of 20 days and the protein, reducing sugar, and nitrogen levels were monitored during the stationary cultivation. The highest Lac activity was obtained as 2247.62 ± 75 U/L on day 10 in the presence of 750 µM Mn²⁺, while the highest MnP activity was attained as 2198.44 ± 65 U/L on day 15 in the presence of 500 µM Mn²⁺. Decolorization of methyl orange and reactive red 2 azo dyes was also achieved with ligninolytic enzymes, produced in SSF of P. eryngii.

Pleurotus eryngii was incubated on both peach and cherry agroindustrial wastes by solid state fermentation for 30 days without/with pretreatment conditions. The lignocellulosic substrates were pretreated with dilute acid and alkaline solutions, hot water before incubation. The maximum carboxymethyl cellulase and xylanase activities peaked on 3 rd and 5 th days under control conditions of both wastes, respectively. The highest laccase and manganese peroxidase activities reached to their maximum on 17 th day as 2193.06 ± 50.4 UL -1 and 732.73 ± 19.8 UL -1 , respectively. The highest aryl alcohol oxidase activity was obtained as 239.25 ± 7.3 UL -1 in control condition of peach cultures. The used pretreatment methods had generally negative effects on lignocellulolytic enzyme production. The highest lignocellulolytic activities were detected using peach wastes. To results, these wastes could be used as alternative, new and economic energy sources to produce high amounts of lignocellulolytic enzymes.

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