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- Title
Enzymatic, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Insecticidal Activities of Pleurotus pulmonarius and Pycnoporus cinnabarinus Grown Separately in an Airlift Reactor.
- Authors
Díaz-Godínez, Gerardo; Téllez-Téllez, Maura; Rodríguez, Alexis; Obregón-Barbosa, Verónica; Acosta-Urdapilleta, Ma de Lourdes; Villegas, Elba
- Abstract
Crude extract samples of Pleurotus pulmonarius and Pycnoporus cinnabarinus were taken during growth in liquid broth in an airlift reactor. Growth was monitored indirectly by sugar consumption and pH profile. During growth Pleurotus pulmonarius consumed glucose more slowly than Pycnoporus cinnabarinus, reaching a final pH of 8.0. In contrast, Pycnoporus cinnabarinus started consuming glucose faster from the beginning to the end with a pH of 3.6, suggesting the production of different metabolites while they grow in the same culture broth. Additionally, antioxidant activity, polyphenol and flavonoid contents, as well as laccase and hydrolase activities were quantified in the culture extracts during the fermentation. Pleurotus pulmonarius showed higher antioxidant activity than Pycnoporus cinnabarinus. Both fungi have a very low polyphenol and flavonoid content. Values of amylase and pectinase activities were similar in crude extracts of both fungi; however, cellulase, xylanase, invertase, and laccase activities showed higher levels in crude extract of Pleurotus pulmonarius. Antimicrobial and insecticidal activities were also evaluated in each crude extract. In fact, Pycnoporus cinnabarinus presented a very strong bacteriostatic and bactericidal effect against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus and reliably killed Diatraea magnifactella larvae, while Pleurotus pulmonarius did not showed any negative effect on the growth of these bacteria or larvae.
- Subjects
ENZYMATIC analysis; ANTIOXIDANTS; ANTI-infective agents; AIRLIFT bioreactors; POLYPHENOLS; HYDROLASES; FLAVONOIDS; ESCHERICHIA coli
- Publication
BioResources, 2016, Vol 11, Issue 2, p4186
- ISSN
1930-2126
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15376/biores.11.2.4186-4200