Taoka Yousuke, Nagano Naoki, Okita Yuji, Izumida Hitoshi, Sugimoto Shinichi, Hayashi Masahiro
Laboratory of Marine Bioscience, Department of Biological Production and Environmental Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2009 Jan;73(1):180-2. doi: 10.1271/bbb.80416. Epub 2009 Jan 7.
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.
