ISSN:
1432-072X
Keywords:
Biochemical taxonomy
;
Chlorella
;
Starch hydrolysis
;
Amylase
;
Extracellular enzymes
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Starch hydrolysis, i.e., the production of extracellular amylolytic enzymes, was found to be a specific character for most species of the genus Chlorella. C. fusca var. vacuolata, C. spec. 211-30, and C. spec. 211-11r hydrolyse starch, whereas C. vulgaris, C. fusca var. rubescens, C. zofingiensis, C. fusca var. fusca, C. minutissima, C. homosphaera, C. kessleri, C. luteoviridis, and C. protothecoides are unable to hydrolyse starch. Only C. sorokiniana and C. saccharophila appear heterogenous; within C. sorokiniana, 7 strains hydrolyse starch and 9 do not; and within C. saccharophila, 6 strains exhibit amylolytic activity and 2 do not. — A key for the identification, according to 9 easily determined physiological and biochemical characters, of the Chlorella species is presented.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00407921
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