title: Extracellular production of alpha-rhamnosidase by Rhizopus nigricans.
abstract: Extracellular production of alpha-rhamnosidase [EC 3.2.1.40] from an indigeneous fungal strain of R. nigricans has been demonstrated. The enzyme has been shown to follow Michaelis-Menten kinetics using p-nitrophenyl-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosid as a substrate. The pH and the temperature optima of the enzyme have been found to be around 6.5 and 60 degrees-80 degrees C respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Gorakhpur, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shanmugam
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Yadav
mesh_terms: D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007700:Kinetics; D012233:Rhizopus / Q000201:enzymology*; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; C022525:alpha-L-rhamnosidase