Production of β-glycosidases (linamarase and amygdalase) and pectolytic enzymes byPenicilliumspp.

✍ Scribed by L. Brimer; A. R. Cicalini; F. Federici; M. Petruccioli

• Book ID: 104739032
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 393 KB
• Volume: 10
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1573-0972
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00360888

✦ Synopsis

Fifty-eight strains, representing 31 species of Penicillium, were screened for extracellular β-glycosidase (amygdalase/linamarase) and pectolytic (polygalacturonase, pectin lyase) enzymes. One strain each of P. turbatum, P. piceum and P. paxilli showed very high β-glycosidase activity and slightly lower activities were found in P. crustosum, P. expansum, P. oxalicum and P. aurantiogriseum. Generally, maximum β-glycosidase activity showed reached during the stationary phase of growth. The seven species with highest β-glycosidase activity showed different patterns of pectolytic activities, indicating that different species or combinations of species could be selected for different potential applications.