Effect of particle size, aeration, and substrate height on the production of lignocellulolytic enzymes produced by Trametes polyzona HHM001 grown on corn leaf residues.

The objective of the work was to evaluate the production of lignocllulolytic enzymes produced by Trametes polyzona HHM001 during its growth on corn leaf residues. Two particle sizes (PS) (PS8 and PS12), two levels of aeration (1 vvm and 0 vvm), as well as the height of the substrate in the production of lignocellulolytic enzymes were tested. The enzymatic activities of Laccase (Lcc), Lignin peroxidase (LiP), and Manganese peroxidase (MnP) were favored under aerated conditions (1 vvm). The enzymatic activity of Lcc was the most favored, with 80 Activity Units (AU)/mL, compared to the culture without aeration, in which 40 AU/mL was obtained. The production of xylanases (Xyl) and cellulases (Cel) were not influenced by aeration under the tested conditions. The results indicated that the particle size has more effect on enzyme production than the presence or absence of air, with a particle size of 8 where the best levels of enzymatic activity were observed. It was observed that the height of the substrate in the fermentation column strongly affects the activity of ligninolytic enzymes and not of the hydrolytic; at 5 cm, the highest ligninolytic activity was detected, where aeration favors oxidative conditions.