ABSTRACT
The use of other inducers as substitutes for pectin was studied aiming to reduce the production costs of pectin enzymes. The effects of sugar-cane juice on the production of pectin lyase (PL) and polygalacturonase (PG) by "Penicillium griseoroseum" were investigatedd. The Fungus was cultured in a mineral medium (ph 6.3) in a rotary shaker (150 rpm) for 48 h at 25§C. Culture media were supplemented with yeast extract and sucrose or sugar-cane juice. Sugar-cane juice added singly to the medium promoted higher PL activity and mycelical dry weight when compared to pectin and the use of sugar-cane juice and yeast extract or pectin. The results indicated that were similar to those obtained with sucrose-yeast extractor pectin. The results indicated that, even at low concentrations, sugar-cane juice was capable of inducing pectin lyase and polygalacturonase with no cellulase activity in "P. griseoroseum".