An indigenous novel strain of Ganoderma lucidum IBL-06 was investigated for the production of ligninolytic enzymes including lignin peroxidase (LiP), manganese peroxidase (MnP) and laccase using different lignocellulosic substrates in still culture solid-state fermentation (SSF). The fermentation flasks were inoculated and incubated at 35°C for 14 days. Samples were harvested after every 48 h to study the profile of ligninolytic enzymes produced by the fungus on different substrates. Maximum enzyme activities were noted on 10th day of incubation on rice straw. Ganoderma lucidum IBL-06 produced highest activities of lignin peroxidase (LiP) among the lignolytic enzymes. By optimizing the SSF process, maximum activities of LiP (2185 IU/ml), MnP (1972 IU/ml) and laccase (338 IU/ml) were achieved after three days incubation of rice straw at pH 4.5; temperature, 35°C; moisture, 75% and inoculum size, 6 ml, using fructose as carbon source, urea as nitrogen source, Tween-80 as surfactant and veratryl alcohol as mediator.
