title: Production of laccase by Pynoporus sanguineus using 2,5 - Xylidine and ethanol.
abstract: Enzyme application in biotechnological and environmental processes has had increasing interest due to its efficiency, selectivity and mainly for being environmentally healthful, but these applications require a great volume of enzymes. In this work the effect of different concentrations of ethanol and 2,5-xylidine on growth and production of laccase by Pycnoporus sanguineus was investigated. In a medium containing 200 mg.L(-1) of 2,5-xylidine or 50 g.L(-1) of ethanol, the maximum activity of laccase was 2019 U.L(-1) and 1035 U.L(-1), respectively. No direct correlation between biomass and activity of laccase was observed for any of the inducers used during the tests. Ethanol concentrations, larger than or equal to 20 g.L(-1), inhibited the radial growth of P. sanguineus. This study showed that ethanol, which has less toxicity and cost than the majority of the studied inducers, presents promising perspectives for laccase production by P. sanguineus.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Enzimologia, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Goiás , Goiânia, GO , Brasil.
authors.forename: Viviane S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Valeriano
authors.forename: Anna Maria F
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Mariângela F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Santiago
authors.forename: Maria T F
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Bara
authors.forename: Telma A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Garcia
keywords: 2,5-xylidine; Laccase; Pycnoporus sanguineus; ethanol
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