In the present investigation, four species of white rot fungi (Pleurotus), that is, P. flabellatus, P. florida, P. ostreatus and P. sajor-caju were used for decolorization of direct blue 14 (DB14). Among all four species of Pleurotus, P. flabellatus showed the fastest decolorization in petri plates on different concentration, that is, 200 mg/L, 400 mg/L, and 600 mg/L. All these four species wer...

Interspecific hybrids of Pleurotus florida PF-5 (MTCC 1801) and Pleurotus sajor-caju PSC3 (ATCC 62887) were developed using electrofusion. A concentration of 2mM vanillin and 1000ppm carbendazim were selected as screening markers for the hybrids of the two Pleurotus spp. The electrofusion using an exponential decay was best with 1000 V (2 pulses with an interval of 5 sec). With square wave disc...

The application of synthetic dyes in various industries improved the aesthetic properties of the products, but the discharge of dye-containing effluent into water bodies leads to serious environmental problems. Till date, colour removal from effluent is still a challenge due to the absence of economically attractive treatments. In this study, decolourization of a synthetic dye – Remazol brillia...

This study was carried out to examine the effects of sago bark (SB) and frond (SF) waste on growth yield grey oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus sajor-caju). Nine substrate formulas were studied, including sawdust (SD) alone as a control combination 25:75, 50:50, 75:25 ratios between SD SB or SF. The results showed significant difference in total colonisation period, fruiting body yield, biological ef...

Objectives: There is evidence that the antioxidant systems are imbalanced in hypercholesterolemic rats due to oxidative stress. Dietary supplementation of Pleurotus sajor-caju and P. florida are anti-hypercholesterolemic in rats. In this study, it was investigated whether these mushrooms have any effects on the antioxidant systems in hypercholesterolemic rat liver, which are altered. Methods: T...

Extracts of two edible mushrooms, Pleurotus sajor-caju (commercial) and Schizophyllum commune (wild) were used to compare the antioxidant antimicrobial properties. Aqueous three types organic solvents, like 50% ethanol, methanol acetone extracts in trial. DPPH scavenging activity P. extract was determined range 53.13% 85.08%, whereas S. observed 54.11% 97.19% at a concentration 5 mg/ml. The hig...