The pattern of lignocellulolytic enzymes produced by several wood rot fungi when cultured on Eucalyptus grandis wood chips under solid culture conditions was studied. Fungal proteins were extracted at different times during the decay period (90 days) and the hydrolytic and ligninolytic enzymes were determined. The brown-rot fungi produced mainly hydrolytic enzymes during the decay. Oxidative enzymes were not detected on the extracts of these fungi, except for the oxidase activity which was detected in Poria cocos cultures. All white-rot fungi produced hydrolytic and ligninolytic enzymes. Nevertheless, hydrolytic activities were lower than that produced by brwon-rot fungi, except for the #beta# -glucosidase levels. The highest levels of ligninolytic activities were obtained in Trametes versicolor cultures. These enzymatic activities decreased from initial (30 days) to the final (90 days) decays stages.
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