Applications of laccase enzymes of Pleurotus ostreatus

Abstract

Production of extracellular enzymes from filamentous fungi has been extensively developed through the use of submerged fermentation. However, the solid-state fermentation is a suitable alternative for the enzymes production given the physiological and morphological features of these fungi. In that sense, the use of agro-industrial wastes as substrates in the production of enzymes of industrial interest is a very good alternative because their composition, mainly of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin which act as inducers for the synthesis of enzymes. Few microorganisms are capable of degrading lignocellulose, the most effective are the white-rot fungi which attack the components of the plant cell wall; in this group are find Pleurotus ostreatus.