title: Mannan-hydrolyzing enzymes of yeasts and yeast-like organism.
abstract: The ability to degrade mannan in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, i.e. the ability to produce an enzyme of the alpha-mannosidase type was tested in 57 representatives of various genera and species of yeasts and yeast-like organisms. Their growth was simultaneously monitored on soluble mannan and on 4-nitrophenyl-alpha-D-mannopyradnoside. The majority of strains produced alpha-mannosidase (EC 3.2.1.24).
mesh_terms: D008351:Mannans / Q000378:metabolism*; D008361:Mannosidases / Q000378:metabolism; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D015003:Yeasts / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008351:Mannans; D011134:Polysaccharides; D008361:Mannosidases