Figure 1

Comparison of cellulase (red) and hemicellulase (green) activities in sugarcane bagasse (SCB) solid-state fermentation (SSF) extracts produced by Trichoderma reesei Rut C30 (striped bars) and Trichoderma asperellum S4F8 (solid bars). Filtered SSF extracts from T. reesei Rut C30 and T. asperellum S4F8 cultured in triplicate under standard SCB SSF conditions for 3 days were subjected to enzyme activity analysis. Endoglucanase and endoxylanase activities were measured by dinitrosalicyclic acid (DNS) assay, while β-glucosidase, cellobiohydrolase I, α-arabinofuranosidase, β-xylosidase, and α-galactosidase activities were determined with the respective p-nitrophenyl substrates. Error bars denote standard deviations from the mean values of triplicate measurements (n = 3).