title: Olive milling wastewater as a medium for growth of four Pleurotus species.
abstract: Four species of Pleurotus were adapted to grow on olive milling wastewater, and in certain conditions produced high yield of fruit bodies. Some biochemical transformations were observed in the olive milling wastewater owing to the growth of Pleurotus. In particular, the fungi actively excreted large amounts of laccase in the medium, and at the same time the concentration of phenolics and other toxic compounds significantly decreased, as revealed by HPLC analysis and toxicity tests on standard cultures of human cell lines.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chimica Biologica, Universita' di Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sanjust
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pompei
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rescigno
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rinaldi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ballero
mesh_terms: D003470:Culture Media / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005524:Food Technology / Q000379:methods*; D007220:Industrial Waste; D042845:Laccase; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000032:analysis; D010636:Phenols / Q000032:analysis; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011124:Polyporaceae / Q000254:growth & development*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D007220:Industrial Waste; D000069463:Olive Oil; D010636:Phenols; D010938:Plant Oils; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D042845:Laccase