Comparative study of acid and alkaline phosphatase during the autolysis of filamentous fungi |
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| Authors: | F Reyes P Villanueva C Alfonso |
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| Institution: | Microbiologia aplicada, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Velázquez 144, 28006 Madrid, Spain |
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| Abstract: | Acid and alkaline phosphatase activities in culture liquid and mycelial extract during autolysis were studied in seven fungi of the general Ascomycotina, Basidiomycotina and Zygomycotina. High activities of extracellular and mycelial extract acid phosphatase and lower activities of alkaline phosphatase were found in Ascomycotina, and acid phosphatase was present in Basidiomycotina. In Zygomycotina only mycelial extract alkaline phosphatase activity was detected. A correlation between degree of autolysis, pH and acid phosphatase activity was demonstrated. |
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