Effect of copper and manganese ions on activities of laccase and peroxidases in three Pleurotus species grown on agricultural wastes

Copper (Cu²⁺) and manganese (Mn²⁺) ions influenced laccase (Lac) and peroxidase production in Pleurotus eryngii, Pleurotus ostreatus, and Pleurotus pulmonarius. In P. eryngii, the optimum Cu²⁺ concentration for Lac production was 1 mM and for peroxidases 10 mM, and Mn²⁺ concentration of 5 mM led to peaks of Lac and peroxidase activity. In P. ostreatus HAI 493, the highest level of Lac activity was at Cu²⁺ concentrations of 1 and 10 mM and Mn²⁺ concentration of 1 mM, respectively. The absence of Cu²⁺ and Mn²⁺ caused the highest levels of peroxidase production. In P. ostreatus HAI 494, the highest level of Lac activity was at a Cu²⁺ concentration of 5 mM and at Mn²⁺ concentration of 1 mM, respectively. High levels of peroxidase activity were found in the medium without and with 1 mM Cu ²⁺, and at 1 and 5 mM Mn²⁺, respectively. In P. pulmonarius, the highest Lac activity was found in the presence of 5 mM Cu ²⁺ and 5 mM Mn²⁺, respectively. The absence of Cu ²⁺ and Mn²⁺ as well as their presence at a concentration of 1 mM led to the peaks of peroxidase activities.