Screening of Mucor spp. for the production of amylase, lipase, polygalacturonase and protease

Fungi are well known by their ability to excrete enzymes into the environment. Among them, representatives of Mucor Fresen. have important biotechnological potential and some of them produce industrial enzymes. This work studied amylase, lipase, polygalacturonase and protease production by fifty-six isolates of Mucor belonging to 11 different taxa, selected from herbivores dung using solid media. The results showed that the majority of the isolates presented several enzymatic activities with predominance of polygalacturonase (96%), followed by amylase (84%), protease (82%) and lipase (66%).

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Main Authors: Alves,Maria Helena, Campos-Takaki,Galba M., Porto,Ana Lúcia Figueiredo, Milanez,Adauto Ivo
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2002
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822002000400009
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