Open AccessCatalase Activity of Psychrophilic Bacteria Grown at 2 and 30 C
Author(s) -
Hilmer A. Frank,
Sandra T. Ishibashi,
Ann Reid,
June S. Ito
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0003-6919
DOI - 10.1128/am.11.2.151-153.1963
Subject(s) - psychrophile , catalase , bacteria , enzyme , suspension culture , biochemistry , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , food science , cell culture , genetics
Catalase activity was measured in resting-cell suspensions of psychrophilic bacteria grown at 2 and at 30 C. Enzyme activity decreased in both cell-suspension types as harvest age increased. At comparable physiological age, cells grown at 2 C had more catalase than cells grown at 30 C.
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