Effect of solid state fermentation medium optimization on Pleurotus ostreatus laccase productionBelšak Šel, Nataša (Avtor) Gregori, Andrej (Avtor) Leitgeb, Maja (Avtor) Klinar, Dušan (Avtor) Čelan, Štefan (Avtor) Taguchi method (DOE)orthogonal arrayoptimizationPleurotus ostreatuslaccase productionsolid state fermentationThe objective of this work was to increase laccase production by Pleurotus ostreatus PLAB through culture medium optimization using solid-state culture conditions. Increased laccase activity was obtained through the design of experiments (DOE) using the Taguchi orthogonal array (OA). Seven factors, viz. lignocellulose, glucose, yeast extract, peptone, $KH_2PO_4$, $MgSO_4$ · $7H_2O$ and $MnSO_4$ · $H_2O$ at three levels and pH at two levels with OA layout of L18 ($2^1 × 3^7$) were selected for the proposed experimental design using Minitab 17 software. Data analysis showed that lignocellulose (20%) and glucose (10 g $L^{–1}$) had a positive effect, whereas $KH_2PO_4$, $MgSO_4$ · $7H_2O$ and $MnSO_4$ · $H_2O$ did not have a significant effect on laccase production. Taguchi OA analysis showed that pH 6, lignocellulose 20%, glucose 10 g $L^{–1}$, yeast extract 6 g $L^{–1}$, peptone 15 g $L^{–1}$, $KH_2PO_4$ 3 g $L^{–1}$, $MgSO_4$ · $7H_2O$ 0.5 g $L^{–1}$ and $MnSO_4$ · $H_2O$ 0.1 g $L^{–1}$ were the optimal conditions to maximize laccase production. The model predicted a 30.37 U $g^{–1}$ dry wt., which agreed with the experimentally obtained laccase activity 29.15 U $g^{–1}$ dry wt. at optimal conditions.20152016-06-09 03:15:27Znanstveno delo60170sl