Surfactants as stimulants of enzyme production by microorganisms.
The addition of Tween 80 and sucrose monopalmitate, nonionic surfactants, to fungal cultures resulted in marked increases in yields of the enzymes cellulase, amylase, sucrase, beta-1 --> 3 glucanase, xylanase, purine nucleosidase, and benzoyl esterase. The action appears to be an effect of the surfactant on cell permeability.
D000681:Amylases / Q000378:metabolism; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability / Q000187:drug effects; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D005959:Glucosidases / Q000378:metabolism; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D010407:Penicillium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*
D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D000681:Amylases; D005959:Glucosidases; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases