title: Extracellular enzymes produced by marine eukaryotes, thraustochytrids.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Marine Bioscience, Department of Biological Production and Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki.
authors.forename: Yousuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taoka
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nagano
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okita
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Izumida
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hayashi
mesh_terms: D000681:Amylases; D000818:Animals; D004798:Enzymes; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000201:enzymology; D008386:Marine Biology
chemical_list: D004798:Enzymes; D000681:Amylases