title: Enzyme activities and substrate degradation during white rot fungi growth on sugar-cane straw in a solid state fermentation.
abstract: Two strains of Pleurotus spp., grown in solid state fermentation on sugar-cane straw, degraded the dry matter by 50% after 60 days. The rate of substrate consumption and the dry weight of fruiting bodies decreased in consecutive flushings. Both strains vigorously attacked hemicellulose (80% of total degradation) and lignin (70%). Fruiting bodies were rich in protein and lipids, and had a low content of carbohydrates and ash.
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry Department, Biotechnology Division, Cuban Institute for Research on Sugar-cane By-Products, Via Bianca 804, PO Box 4026, Havana, Cuba.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ortega
authors.forename: E O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Betancourt
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Otero