BIOCONVERSION OF WATER-HYACINTH TO NUTRITIONALLY ENRICHED ANIMAL FEED BY SOLID STATE FERMENTATION USING Pleurotus sajor-caju

BIOCONVERSION OF WATER-HYACINTH TO NUTRITIONALLY ENRICHED ANIMAL FEED BY SOLID STATE FERMENTATION USING Pleurotus sajor-caju

Upgrading of Animal Feed by Solid State Fermentation by Pleurotus sajor-caju

Solid state fermentaton using cellulolytic fungus, Pleurotus sajor-caju with pretreatment of irradiation and lime for upgradation of four agro-wastes such as pulse husk, rice bran, wheat bran and sugarcane bagasse to animal feed were investigated. The fermentation of the substrates was done at 30°C. Total bacteria and fungi were reduced effectively by 10 kGy of radiation dose. Pretreatment with...

Remazol Brilliant Blue R Dye Decolourization by Laccase Produced by Pleurotus Sajor-caju via Solid-State Fermentation

The application of synthetic dyes in various industries improved the aesthetic properties of the products, but the discharge of dye-containing effluent into water bodies leads to serious environmental problems. Till date, colour removal from effluent is still a challenge due to the absence of economically attractive treatments. In this study, decolourization of a synthetic dye – Remazol brillia...

Differential regulation of laccase gene expression in Pleurotus sajor-caju.

Four laccase isozyme genes, Psc lac1, 2, 3 and 4 have been cloned from the edible mushroom, Pleurotus sajor-caju. The genes display a high degree of homology with other basidiomycete laccases (55-99%) at the amino acid level. Of the laccase genes isolated, Psc lac1 and 4 displayed the highest degree of similarity (85% at the amino acid level), while Psc lac3 showed the highest degree of diverge...

Protoplast Electrofusion for Development of Somatic Hybrids between Pleurotus Florida and Pleurotus Sajor-caju

Interspecific hybrids of Pleurotus florida PF-5 (MTCC 1801) and Pleurotus sajor-caju PSC3 (ATCC 62887) were developed using electrofusion. A concentration of 2mM vanillin and 1000ppm carbendazim were selected as screening markers for the hybrids of the two Pleurotus spp. The electrofusion using an exponential decay was best with 1000 V (2 pulses with an interval of 5 sec). With square wave disc...