Laccase Production from a Temperature and pH Tolerant Fungal Strain of Trametes hirsuta (MTCC 11397)

Table 7

Production of fungal biomass and protein content in presence of different concentrations of CuSO₄ and different solvents (0.2%).

CuSO4 (mM)	Biomass; (mg/50 mL)	Protein; (μg/mL)	Solvent; (0.2%)	Biomass; (mg/50 mL)	Protein; (μg/mL)
0.2	16.8 ± 2.5	35.6 ± 6.6	Control	25.3 ± 3.0	23.9 ± 3.4
0.4	13.1 ± 3.3	44.0 ± 6.5	Methanol	16.1 ± 3.6	38.1 ± 4.0
0.6	11.7 ± 0.9	46.6 ± 7.0	Ethanol	16.6 ± 2.0	41.8 ± 5.7
0.8	8.3 ± 3.0	54.0 ± 5.5	Acetone	18.4 ± 2.2	45.2 ± 6.1
1.0	7.1 ± 2.5	55.1 ± 7.2	Isopropanol	13.0 ± 2.5	38.3 ± 5.6

Control value for biomass = 24.0 ± 3.8, and protein = 31.2 ± 2.5; values are mean ± SD (𝑛=3).