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SECTION II. APPLIED BIOTECHNOLOGY IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY... 313Table 1. The activity of%u00a0laccase and%u00a0catalase in%u00a0an%u00a0SSFS using four Basidiomycetes P. pulmonarius BV13, L. brumalis BV9, C. prunulus BV18, G. applanatum BV14; and the three Ascomycetes X. polymorpha BV5, X. longipes BV1, H. cucullata BV15 on%u00a0PDA and pomegranate peel medium Each value is the mean of three replicatesFungal strainsLaccase activity (Lac, U ml%u22121)Enzyme activities on solid-state cultures Catalase activity (CAT, %u00b5mol H2O2 ml%u22121)Fungi on PDA mediumBasidiomycotaL. brumalis BV9 157.4 %u00b1 0.10 2.17 %u00b1 0.06P. pulmonarius BV13 97.2 %u00b1 0.17 NDG. applanatum BV14 45.1 %u00b1 0.08 1.9 %u00b1 0.10C. prunulus BV18 218.5 %u00b1 0.07 3.91 %u00b1 0.09AscomycotaX. longipes BV1 ND 1.4 %u00b1 0.09X. polymorpha BV5 52.6 %u00b1 0.12 0.5 %u00b1 0.04H. cucullata BV15 13.5 %u00b1 0.17 NDFungi incubated with Pomegranate peelBasidiomycotaL. brumalis BV9 248.2 %u00b1 0.14 2.58 %u00b1 0.17P. pulmonarius BV13 132.5 %u00b1 0.12 1.1 %u00b1 0.03G. applanatum BV14 57.8 %u00b1 0.11 NDC. prunulus BV18 338.3 %u00b1 0.05 6.76 %u00b1 0.09AscomycotaX. longipes BV1 ND 3.7 %u00b1 0.05X. polymorpha BV5 98.9 %u00b1 0.03 NDH. cucullata BV15 15.2 %u00b1 0.02 1.21 %u00b1 0.053.2. Antioxidant activities on Solid-State FermentationFlavonoid content and DPPH scavenging activity were assessed using different substrates (PDA and pomegranate peel) treated with various fungi. Some substrates and fungi have a ability to produce or degrade flavonoid acids (Tab. 2).