title: Optimum conditions for inducing laccase production in Lentinus crinitus.
abstract: Laccases are environmentally friendly alternatives in many important applications such as in bioremediation, biopulping, textile, and the food industry. They have wide substrate specificity, can oxidize a broad range of compounds, and show potential for use in various industrial processes. Therefore, developing methods to increase laccase production is important. In the current study, we aimed to identify optimum conditions for inducing laccase production in the basidiomycete Lentinus crinitus cultivated under varying nitrogen concentrations and in the presence of potential inducers of laccase production, including copper and phenolic compounds. Peak enzymatic activity (11,977 U/L) occurred at higher nitrogen concentrations (2.8 g/L nitrogen). Regardless of the nitrogen concentration, addition of copper increased the laccase activity and decreased mycelial growth, with maximum laccase activity (14,320 U/L) observed at the highest nitrogen concentration combined with 150 mM CuSO4. In addition, ethanol (0.5 or 1.0 mM) and guaiacol (1.5 mM) increased laccase production to 15,000, 14,800, and 14,850 U/L, respectively. Our findings highlighted the optimum conditions for producing L. crinitusderived laccase as potential alternatives to the conventional production and application of the enzyme.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia Aplicada à Agricultura, Universidade Paranaense, Umuarama, PR, Brasil jsvalle@unipar.br.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Valle
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Processos Biotecnológicos, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: L P S
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Vandenberghe
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia Aplicada à Agricultura, Universidade Paranaense, Umuarama, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Santana
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia Aplicada à Agricultura, Universidade Paranaense, Umuarama, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia Aplicada à Agricultura, Universidade Paranaense, Umuarama, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia Aplicada à Agricultura, Universidade Paranaense, Umuarama, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Linde
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia Aplicada à Agricultura, Universidade Paranaense, Umuarama, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Colauto
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Processos Biotecnológicos, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Soccol
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D042845:Laccase / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D020074:Lentinula / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D003300:Copper; D042845:Laccase; D009584:Nitrogen