Qualitative Screening of lignocellulolytic Enzymes in Wood Rotting Agaricomycetes from North Western Himalayas

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Qualitative Screening of lignocellulolytic Enzymes in Wood Rotting Agaricomycetes from North Western Himalayas

Lalita and I.B. Prasher

Corresponding Author : Lalita

Mycology and Plant Pathology Lab, Department of Botany, Panjab University.

Email ID : rinkubargujer22@gmail.com

Received : 2014-05-28 Accepted : 2014-06-28 Published : 2014-06-28

Abstract : Six species of agaricomycetous fungi belonging to five genera of family Polyporaceae viz.: Hexagonia tenuis, Trametes versicolor, Trametes sp., Pycnoporus coccineus and Pseudotrametes sp. and to Meruliaceae viz.: Flavodon flavus which cause wood decay of timber trees of N.W. Himalayas were qualitatively screened for lignocellulolytic enzymes.. These were collected from different localities of North Western Himalayas. In the results, yellow opaque area around the mycelial growth shows Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) degradation whereas zone of discoloration of the medium show the ligninolytic enzymatic activity of the fungi.

Keywords : Agaricomycetes, cellulase, laccase

Citation : Lalita, et al (2014). Qualitative screening of lignocellulolytic enzymes in wood rotting agaricomycetes from North Western Himalayas. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology, V1I303. DOI : 10.5281/zenodo.1000059

Copyright : © 2014 Lalita. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Reviewer Comments : 1# The paper is clearly written and welled organized
Figures, tables and pictures are clear, comprehensive and helpful.
There was originality, relevance, completeness and research contribution.
Saidu Joy Zitgwai
Lecturer I
University of Benin
Benin City,
Nigeria.