the biomass concentration, but increase in biomass did not result inan equivalent increase in enzyme synthesis by fungus. The decreasein enzyme synthesis with increasing number of nylon cubes above6 pieces was possibly due to mixing anomalies of medium as largeportion of the medium may have been occupied by increasing num-bers of nylon scouring pad cubes. Inadequate mixing of the mediumhas been reported to cause accumulation of organic acid on the sur-face of mycelium and subsequently inhibit the enzyme synthesis[30].