RT Journal Article ID 548cc3401742edeb A1 de Menezes, Thais Almeida A1 Bispo, Aline Simoes da Rocha A1 Koblitz, Maria Gabriela Bello A1 Vandenberghe, Luciana Porto de Souza A1 Kamida, Helio Mitoshi A1 Goes-Neto, Aristoteles T1 Production of Basidiomata and Ligninolytic Enzymes by the Lingzhi or Reishi Medicinal Mushroom, Ganoderma lucidum (Agaricomycetes), in Licuri (Syagrus coronata) Wastes in Brazil JF International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms JO IJM YR 2016 FD 2017-01-09 VO 18 IS 12 SP 1141 OP 1149 K1 biological efficiency K1 Ganoderma lucidum K1 laccase K1 licuri K1 manganese peroxidase K1 medicinal mushrooms K1 yield AB Ganoderma lucidum is a medicinal mushroom with different forms of bioactivity that has been used in popular medicine for centuries. This study aimed to test the application of agricultural wastes (fruit shells, leaves, and bracts) from the endemic Brazilian palm tree Syagrus coronata (licuri) as substrates for the production of G. lucidum basidiomata and ligninolytic enzymes via solid-state fermentation. The best culture conditions were the same for all substrates (pH 6.5, carbon-to-nitrogen ratio = 40, and temperature 30°C) and were established from preliminary assays. The yield was not significantly different for bracts (33.53 g/kg) and leaves (37.48 g/kg), nor for the biological efficiency in these same substrates: bracts, 3.35%; leaves, 3.75%. The highest laccase (13.80 U/L) and manganese peroxidase (14.92 U/L) activities were achieved after 14 and 28 days of incubation, respectively, using bracts as the substrate. Licuri residues are then potential substrates to be used in the bioconversion process for mycelia, basidiomata, and ligninolytic enzyme production by G. lucidum. PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/708ae68d64b17c52,57162b26264a3b98,548cc3401742edeb.html