Table 3.

Effect of crude ligninases from Basidiomycetes strains on discoloration of synthetic dyes.

Fungi producer of enzyme	Mediator	dyes
		Orange II		Reactive Red 12G		Chryso phenine		RBBR		Cybacron blue 3GA		Azure B		Methylene blue		Crystal violet
		h	%	h	%	h	%	h	%	h	%	h	%	h	%	h	%
Lentinus	ABTS	48	74	48	27	48	0	48	66	48	66	48	22	48	32	24	65
strigellus	none	48	18	48	8	48	0	6	67	6	67	48	0	48	21	48	45
Lentinus	ABTS	48	64	48	0	48	28	48	50	48	50	48	12	48	23	24	39
sp.	none	48	15	48	0	48	27	6	58	6	58	48	24	48	13	24	51
Picnoporus	ABTS	6	72	48	0	48	0	48	65	48	65	48	5	48	32	24	50
sanguineus	none	48	40	48	30	48	0	24	75	24	75	48	0	48	0	48	45
Coriolopsis	ABTS	48	55	48	8	48	0	48	46	48	46	48	0	48	9	24	45
byrsina	none	48	17	48	0	48	0	24	50	24	50	48	19	48	19	24	33

RBBR= Remazol Brilhant Blue R; % value represents percentage of color reduction in relation to maximum absorbance of dye and the minimal time when this reduction was obtained.