Short communication: Effect of water activity on cell growth and phenol oxidase production byStreptomyces cyaneusvar.viridochromogenesin surface culture

✍ Scribed by M. Berrocal; S. Huerta; J. Rodríguez; M. Pérez-Leblic; M. E. Arias

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 212 KB
• Volume: 12
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1573-0972
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00327812

✦ Synopsis

In surface cultures of Streptomyces cyaneus var. viridochromogenes, NaCl depressed water activity (a w) without supporting growth. Reducing a w from 0.987 to 0.951 led to 3- and 4-fold increases in intracellular and extracellular phenol oxidase activities, respectively.