Growth and Lignocellulolytic Enzyme Profile of Three Strains of Lentinus edodes on Saw Dust of Different Indian Timber Plants

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Growth and Lignocellulolytic Enzyme Profile of Three Strains of Lentinus edodes on Saw Dust of Different Indian Timber Plants

Mohan Jairath, P.K. Khanna¹, Neeta Raj Sharma and Giridhar Soni

Domain of Biochemistry, School of Biotechnology and Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India.

¹Department of Microbiology Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.

J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2014;8(3):2453-2458

Received: 16/11/2013 | Accepted: 23/01/2014 | Published: 31/06/2014

Abstract

Lentinus edodes, the shiitake mushroom, is highly prized for nutritive and medicinal values. Sawdust of different timber plants have been tried as carbon sources for the growth of three different strains of this mushroom . The maximum linear mycelial growth was observed for Le-C strain followed by Le-S while a slower mycelial extension was observed for OE-329 strain. No direct correlation between growth and enzyme activities could be established. The present study indicated the preference for saw dust of Safeda and Shisham by all the three strains. Le C is the only strain with maximum growth and enzyme activity.

Keywords

Lentinus edodes, Shiitake, Saw-dust, Mycelial growth, Cellulolytic enzymes, Laccase activity

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