Extracellular enzymes produced by marine eukaryotes, thraustochytrids.
Extracellular enzymes produced by six strains of thraustochytrids, Thraustochytrium, Schizochytrium, and Aurantiochytrium, were investigated. These strains produced 5 to 8 kinds of the extracellular enzymes, depending on the species. Only the genus Thraustochytrium produced amylase. When insoluble cellulose was used as substrate, cellulase was not detected in the six strains of thraustochytrids. This study indicates that marine eukaryotes, thraustochytrids, produced a wide variety of extracellular enzymes.
Taoka
Yousuke
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Laboratory of Marine Bioscience, Department of Biological Production and Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki.
Nagano
Naoki
N
Okita
Yuji
Y
Izumida
Hitoshi
H
Sugimoto
Shinichi
S
Hayashi
Masahiro
M
D000681:Amylases; D000818:Animals; D004798:Enzymes; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000201:enzymology; D008386:Marine Biology
D004798:Enzymes; D000681:Amylases