FPase activities recorded for cultivation on mild sugarcane bagasse (mild treatment) and raw sugarcane bagasse (without treatment) showed the same behavior, registering maximum activities at 192 h of fermentation, corresponding to 10.82 U/L and 6.74 U/L, respectively, as can be seen in Fig. 2b. In the case of cultivation on sugarcane bagasse subjected to the strong pretreatment, maximum FPase activity was record at 240 h of fermentation,