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Extracellular pectin lyase produced by Neocallimastix sp. LM1, a rumen anaerobic fungus
Author(s) -
Gordon G.L.R.,
Phillips M.W.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1992.tb00740.x
Subject(s) - rumen , commonwealth , fungus , pectin lyase , biology , fermentation , food science , botany , pectinase , law , political science , biochemistry , enzyme
A viscometric assay was used to assess the extracellular pectinolytic enzyme activity produced by Neocallimastix sp. LM1 during growth in a medium containing grass leaves as substrate. The highest activity was measured at pH 8.0, in the presence of CaCl 2 . This anaerobic fungus apparently produced an endo‐acting pectin lyase (EC 4.2.2.10), which was induced in the presence of pectin.