title: Acid phosphatase activity in Nocardia brasiliensis and Nocardia asteroides.
abstract: Nocardia asteroides and N. brasiliensis strains were found to possess acid phosphatase activity. This enzyme was found to be cell-associated and its activity paralleled the cell mass increase seen during the Nocardia growth cycle. Of the strains tested, N. brasiliensis exhibited the highest enzymatic activity. Implications of these findings are related to current evidence which indicates that other microbial acid phosphatases may constitute potential pathogenic factors for humans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Medical Zoology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences, San Juan 00936.
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Jiménez
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zlotnik
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism*; D009615:Nocardia / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development; D009616:Nocardia asteroides / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D000135:Acid Phosphatase