Table 2
Sugar yield after enzymatic hydrolysis (at pH 5.0, 45 C for 72 h) of corn stover pretreated with white-rot fungal strains for 30 days at 28 C and 74% moisture level.
Strain Glucose yield (mg/g)1 Xylose yield (mg/g)1 Total sugar yield (mg/g)1
Coprinus stercoreus NRRL-20953 169±4a (41%) 75±0ab (29%) 265±4a (36%)
Cyathus pallidus NRRL-6529 202±9b (46%) 70±3a (28%) 284 ± 13a (38%)
Cyathus stercoreus NRRL-6573 304 ± 10d (64%) 80±2b (35%) 394 ± 13c (52%)
Phlebia brevispora NRRL-13108 252±8c (51%) 111±3d (48%) 383 ± 13c (48%)
Polyporus compactus NRRL-A-2351 224±7b (50%) 91±1c (40%) 333±9b (46%)
Pycnoporus sanguineus FP-103506-Sp 272 ± 14c (57%) 106±0d (45%) 393 ± 17c (52%)
The data presented are mean ± standard deviation for triplicate experiments. The number in parenthesis indicates the yield in percentage. Different letters in superscript
following the means indicate significant difference. Statistical significance was determined using ANOVA and Tukey's HSD means comparison (p < 0.05). 1
Yield in mg/g of pretreated corn stover.