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Distribution and typology of glucose oxidase activity in the genus Penicillium
Author(s) -
Petruccioli M.,
Fenice M.,
Piccioni P.
Publication year - 1993
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.1993.tb01468.x
Subject(s) - biology , penicillium , penicillium chrysogenum , catalase , glucose oxidase , peroxidase , polyphenol oxidase , fungi imperfecti , oxidase test , botany , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , enzyme
Glucose oxidase (GOD) production by 84 strains of the genus Penicillium was studied in order to define the distribution of the activity among and within the species. Plate screening and sub‐screening in shake culture showed a rather homogeneous behaviour of strains belonging to the same species. Penicillium chrysogenum, P. expansum, P. italicum and P. variabile had a concomitant good production of GOD and catalase activity; peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase were never present. The capability of the culture filtrates to oxidase substrates other than glucose was also studied.